It also helps to start getting out there and looking at houses with a real estate agent, walking through the property, seeing what kind of updates are popular in your market.

As investors (and particularly for passive investors) it is important to have a solid tool set to vet sponsors and other companies you consider working or investing with.  

This is the reason that both the BRRRR method and syndicating equity have become popular strategies.

Phoenix has been a very popular destination for CA investors.

Cleveland is the one I am most familiar with and it's also very popular with investors across the USA, I assume that's why it's already on your radar.

They dont like getting there truck window bricked bc someone stole something out of it like a power tool to sell on the street.

It can be a little weird to navigate at first, so let me know if it would be helpful to hop on a screen share and I can walk you through the basics. https://geomap.ffiec.gov/FFIECGeocMap/GeocodeMap1.aspxThese are all pretty sophisticated tools, but in the end, if you have boots on the ground in the city you're looking at, you'll be well served just driving the neighborhoods at different times of the day.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

If you have done this, I was hoping you guys can give me some tips, tools and things to look out for, things to do while visiting and maybe some questions I can ask residents, shop owners or landlords. 

I also think that there are definitely some tools that can help with managing rent payments moving forward (would make it much easier on you as you submit those payments through to your LL) and can provide additional capabilities which makes it an easier sell on your end (ie. their ability to report on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus; this can create an added incentive for making sure the LL gets signed up).