If you'd like, I can have them contact you to get specifics.

@ Willie Webb I just moved from Florida a year ago and have contacts for many architects and contractors.

If possible, I would recommend making friends with the property manager who manages the condo association and see if you can get some of their contractor contacts.

Contact the sellers(by direct mail or sending handwritten letters). 3.

Like to advise but do not have that much info to g on.

Hi, I'm a newer investor with a couple of rentals here in Southern California. I just sold one of them, a long-term rental that wasn't cash flowing much, and now I'm doing a 1031 into 1-3 more rentals. I have about 18...

Also - " Smile , Keep Eye Contact, (no sun glasses), keep your hands and arms open, turn a quarter or half turn so your back is to the front door as it opens, (Smile and stretch your arms out open in your car just before you knock), stay positive, always be closing for appointment, set appointment for future date, get phone # and cell #, bring paperwork to appointment, ask questions as to what is the most important issue with selling this home, craft your pitch around this answer, close deal, repeat process for next deal "Door Knocking in a nut shell ...You will strike out say 9 out 10 times, so what?! 

I would contact Duane gomer.

Feel free to add me to your contacts...or friends or.... connections... actually I don't know what its called, but "Yes!!

I think what I've mentioned are all things that will help you "learn" your market but I know there's a lot more that can be done and a lot more detailed and exact info to really learn your market as well as more effective ways so I'm looking forward to reading more responses from the other pro's much smarter than me.