Hey Everyone,
Newbie here working on getting my first commercial multi-family deal, and I have 2 questions regarding market analysis.
I am in process of determining my shortlist of markets to enter based on the be...

Hey, I'm wondering if anyone can help me out. I am looking to buy a turnkey rental out of state, and want to check out the school districts that some of these properties are in to filter some out. At first glance, I f...

Hi all,I'm looking for advices. I'm planning on buying a multifamily property in areas such as San Jose, Fremont, Dublin, Walnut Creek, Vallejo, etc with price of 1 - 1.5 M.Live in one and rent the others. I understan...

I'm new to real estate investment; in fact, looking to buy rental property for the first time. I've read several books on real estate and they all seem to suggest narrowing the list of properties using a "rule of thum...

Morning BP!I have a general question for those of you that have rentals in the Chicago area. How would you suggest going about selecting a good area? Do you aways look at school ratings or crime rate? Any websites you...

Hi All, 
What is the best way to find out about crime rates in various cities?  What about school ratings? Is there a tool to use to determine what the highest potential disasters are? 

What are the primary non-financial market factors you consider when entering a new market? I.e. are you more focused on school ratings, employment, population growth, demographics?As an example for employment, do you ...

how much importance are the schools in fix and flip strategy?

Hi Fellow BiggerPockTonians,I found a really interesting search engine for real estate details called HomeFacts.com.While researching an area for investment I found along with a moderate crime rate and C school rating...

Hi everyone,

I just joined bp and have much to learn from experience investors, i have a question about how to determine the neighborhood you are buying into (a, b, c, d) What do you look for to really determine? Sch...