Focus on a market you like, study it, check out the Chamber of Commerce site, get familiar w/what parts of the city is growing and what areas might be catalysts for growth (new employer moving regional HQs in, etc).  

(free or nominal) Also consider joining your local Chamber of Commerce.

@David A.I agree with the point on BP being an echo chamber.

Atlanta REIA, GA REIA, and don't count out organizations like BOMA, IREM and local Chambers of Commerce's, if you can get in.

Now the two bills will go to a conference committee of republicans to reconcile the two versions of the bill, which then will need to be voted on by both chambers.

Come here Friday, check it out; visit the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Alliance.

That area survived YBI and the Chambers Brothers basically unscathed when you consider Dexter and Davidson was basically ground zero for crack and heroin boom of the 1970s and 1980s, those people fought for their neighborhood, and basically won. 

Also check the chamber of commerce.

Pick up the local business journal, talk to the local chamber of commerce, find out how many companies are expanding their footprint or moving to a market.

Keela Chambers - Have you spent any time reading the hundreds of thousands of posts on our forums or the thousands of free articles on our BiggerPockets Blog?