I’d focus more on your marketing.

Really focusing on a neighborhood via driving for dollars is by far one of the best ways to find off market deals.

Justin Elliott depending on your track record you may have to focus your energy on friends and family.

I'm doing research to try to find what markets I want to focus on trying to get into (generally the midwest markets are attractive).

He is an REI focused CPA.

I've been investing in the Southside of Hampton roads for 8 yrs now and specifically stay focused on Va Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Norfolk.

A large portion of the report focuses on economic opportunities for businesses, retail, shopping and entertainment.

@John Lee I would suggest that you identify a clear focus and business plan before you quit your job.  

No one person will have the perfect answer, but the more you talk with folks about the assumptions they make, the easier it will be for you to hone in on what assumptions you're comfortable using to run your numbers.To make all this a bit more concrete, here's an example of some numbers I ran just this morning on a small MF buy-and-hold (which is the focus of my investing).

I focus primarily on C class areas and properties.