Now that I am old enough to invest that knowledge is invaluable.  

.- look at the historical data of the sales.

If your not working with a realtor, I would suggest collecting data from all the major sites, Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com etc...

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:-)  This is invaluable information from those that have been in my shoes, so I appreciate it very much.  

I recently found a property that will cash flow at close to 10% Cap but I think the prospect of the property appreciating in value isn't great.  

Neither property will ever gain much in value.

There is a lot if networking available and invaluable advice as well.

Thank you all for all of the invaluable information you have already shared with me and I very much look forward to being an active BP member and successful buy and hold investor.

Also look for areas with population growth Where to find your dataIn terms of the input data we discussed above, here is where you should be looking for each of these: Property Details: This information should be available from the seller, but more comprehensive and detailed information can also be obtained from your local County Records OfficePurchase Information: Obviously the seller is going to name a purchase price (which will likely be negotiable, of course), but the more important information here will be any upfront maintenance or improvement work that needs to be completed to ensure that the property can (or continue to) meet its income potential.