It's South Florida so you probably know things can change pretty quick from street to street.             

I got the house with the unit in a foreclosure.Not long ago, my wife visited a neighbor's house down the street, same layout.

Also, the Crime and Place app will really help down to a street level.

In other words - Can I create another entity (HoldCo LLC) over the new single purpose LLC (123 Main Street LLC) and build a credit profile for HoldCo that I use when getting financing in the future. 

Look at markets like NY or SF, there are many irrational political decisions that keep the market from truly being free: rent control, limitations on building based upon arbitrary lot size limitations, off street parking requirements, the list of limitations that keep people from building and adding inventory are seemingly endless. 

@Todd Goodall Trulia crime is more street-by-street focused than the realtor and niche!

If you know the street name, and if you have online look-up for your tax assessor, usually you can search on a street and then sort by address.

Like a few others said, it really is street by street.

I'm looking to purchase a duplex - fourplex near 10th Street West and Lancaster Blvd and would like to get feedback from the BP community on whether it is a good time to purchase a buy-and-hold multi-unit in Lancaster.

Elephant hunting with a sling shot.Reality check: If you owned an apartment building would you let someone off the street with no RE track record lease your entire building with no money or credit and allow them to manage it all along giving them an ownership interest?