Researching your local market

[G Pyros]

Greetings!

Curious to know how the investors on this blog research local areas for investments.

Items such as the macro economics; net migration, income growth, job creation and more difficultly the soft areas which such as; crime, pride in ownership, etc....

In the past when purchasing personal property I would picture myself living in the area, proximity of shopping, store availability, proximity to highways, traffic, restaurants and also new investment in commercial retail (I always thought if Walmart wanted to invest $10 million into a Neighborhood Market purchasing a SFH in the area is also a smart choice) they have done a lot more research than I ever would be able to perform myself.