Obviously it won't work for this deal but if you plan and your target is a $400k property then it's doable.

New Western looks like a way for those with less time (work full-time job) to be able to get deals... however finding them by targeting 5 or 6 solid subdivisions (depending on how large they are) will always keep you in control of the whole deal: focus-focus-focus on an area!!!

ask for rent roll on properties that are in your target area.

I wouldn't want to put my own money in a place that ranks highly for that metric, unless someone could convince me that some plan is place to change that.Economic growth and the long-term prospects of my target market are definitely a huge part of my decision making process as I’m looking to pick a market for my first out-of-area real estate investment.Anybody have any thoughts on how to choose a great market to invest in? 

In the article these politicians say that the laws "target" certain areas.

I focus on bank direct assets, targeting very specific markets. 

Marketing companies targeting potential clients may get some borrower information but again...under permissible use and it will not contain 30/60/90 data.

The reason they gained a shady reputation is because some Seller's in the past would target tenants which could not for one reason or another qualify to purchase through traditional lending.

Download Zillow, Trulia, Realtor, Redfin, etc. and watch the listings and what they sell for in your target area.

I tried paying for Mashvisor and I found that there was a lot of missing and/or incorrect data for properties in my target area.