How to research on a house location?

[Peggy Wei]

I am a new investor and always heard investors talking about location rating A, B,C,D. How to judge the rating of a location? Any website I can use to determine how is a subdivision? Thank you!

[Eliott Elias]

Drive it at night and make your own mind up. 

[Mark Ito]

Although there are other factors, when analyzing a potential acquisition out of state, I find it most closely and easily relatable to a crime map. Generally, green (least amount of crime) will tend to be A neighborhoods. Yellow is B, orange is C, red (most amount of crime) is D. Although this is not the only thing to look at, it's where I start when identifying what type of neighborhood it is.