scan georgia.gov and other places, like using indeed.com's mapping feature for new plant openings.Amazon distribution center is being opened: SW 285 and another big facilitiy on the West side 285 South of 20,  Amazon distribution up 85 North of the I316 split.  

I know being a first time landlord can be nerve wrecking, but if you fear you will not have positive cash flow I would suggest DIY. 

In late October after listening to a podcast featuring Tom Krol, I was able to obtain a list of code violations from the city of Round Rock which contained approximately 1500 names and addresses.

I'll have to look into these water-saving features.

I'm sure all these areas have things in common, or had certain features that primed them for this to occur.Anyone know of any work that's been done on this, or have personal ways of spotting this?

If you haven't already I would check out the podcasts featuring rehabbers (the first one I listened to was with J Scott..one of the first several podcasts) although I would recommend listening to all of them to round out your knowledge of the interworking parts and strategies of real estate investing as a whole.

I found what I believed to be a good deal based on principles I learned here on BPI have planned on buying rental property for over ten years but never had the capitol and/or nerve until last month.  

The housings come in several sizes, the most common by far is 6 inch, followed by 4 inch for some applications. 2, The "trim" or "trim and light" ($5-$40+) which you install in the housing, usually after painting is done, come in a huge variety of styles and features.

Is the call recorder feature separate, or does it integrate with Skype and/or FaceTime ?

If you want to do some preliminary comps, you can use Zillow and use the "recently sold" feature.