Technology has enabled communication with a remote CPA through phone calls, emails, skype etc.

Hey I have a database of local Sacramento BP'er that I'd be happy to share.I host an annual event call the Summit at the Guild for local BP'er.

If you don’t have access to databases like CoStar or Yardi, ask the broker for comps, or even from your property management company.Property Manager’s BudgetIf the Proforma looks good and the deal makes sense, we send the property manager out to tour the property.

Lower payments increase cashflow and enable you to invest more (in RE, equities, etc). 

Talk to more brokers, and keep a database of analyzed deals so you can see trends.Are you looking for SFR or Multi-housing?

I am in a position to begin building up my investor database beyond a couple of tier 1 relationships.

I do a prescreen of past landlords, income, local and state criminal checks on open databases.

For those looking to buy deals in 32209, this comes from the local newspaper:A little over 20 percent of the 87 homicides in 2018 took place in just one ZIP Code: 32209, according to a database tracked by the Times-Union.

I don't know how to find the name of the owners and their address unless you do a title search or pull it from MLS data accessible through your realtor or through a paid database.

It has always been my intent to do the same and I have enabled my kids, at a much younger age, to also buy their own income properties.