Joined a while back and just now getting to research. 

Quote from @Melissa Sejour: I am new to the real estate investing space and was wondering how do you go about researching the best areas to purchase properties?

My thinking immediately turned to researching local rental costs per square foot to determine income potential with triple the current square footage.

Hi everyone,Last week, I was pulling rent comps to prepare renewal offers using my typical process: starting on Ręntometēr or Rēntcast for a rough idea of recently removed comps, then manually researching on platforms like Zillow, Apartments.com, and Facebook Marketplace.

Hi what tools, websites do you use to decide on market to invest in? Where to get the most recent and accurate data for things like:
Unemployment dataPopulation growthJob diversity and top employers in the areaVacanc...

Purchase price: $115,000 Cash invested: $42,000 Sale price: $168,000 Unfortunately, we bought this property as a buy and hold property, and our research led us to believe that this neighborhood was up and coming not in a bad area of Jacksonville.

After some extensive research, learning the market is obviously a must know or have an idea about.

We have both been reading and researching as much as possible.

Hi Shelby To determine rental prices and demand in a neighborhood, start by researching comparable rentals in the area, focusing on properties of similar size, type, and amenities.

Purchase price: $115,000 Cash invested: $42,000 Sale price: $168,000 Unfortunately, we bought this property as a buy and hold property, and our research led us to believe that this neighborhood was up and coming not in a bad area of Jacksonville.