I'm in the same spot just getting started, haven't even bought my first property.

@Imran AhmedIt's that big of a NO:) @Brie Schmidt is spot on as usual.

Trulia, crime reports, spot crime all have some decent info on high crime areas.

You may have put yourself in a bad spot by having a property under reno during an active lease.

Can anyone help me to identify these black spots?

The township was pretty harsh regarding the certificate of occupancy, which really just meant repairs to the sidewalk and driveway / curb-- and in certain spots they wanted brand new slabs when patching would have been sufficient.

@Arel Avellino I’m in between a funny spot right now.

You may get a better picture of your market by running your version of collected information and the published reports of past activity to strengthen your ability to spot trends and to compare your ongoing results with reality so you can adjust your formula.

Plus, his suggestions are spot on, knows the business well, and does not try to nickle and dime me compared to larger PMs.Third, if I was in the States, I would self-manage but I don't have that luxury because I live abroad. 

You could lease them for like a 100/mo and got a lot of your down payment or all back from various rebates for electric cars.then you could park it turo spot at airport and well...doesn't take much to make back 100mo haha.