Also visiting that market to walk the streets and talk to residents and proprietors (think restaurant owners, gas station attendants and Uber drivers) often times they can tell you something in 5 minutes that you could never glean from hours of research.Cheers

I am excited that there are more resources and networking opportunities through this site then there was when I was trying to fumble through and am excited to glean what info I can from it, and help others when possible.

I can also tell you I was able to glean some helpful information on the probate process/law simply by calling the County Clerk's office and a local probate attorney and asking very specific questions about the process. 

That being said, I’m following this discussion to glean as much wisdom from the greater BP community as possible.

There is a world of knowledge only gleaned from investing. 

My current work also has me in close contact with a lot of developers and property managers in NYC so I've been able to glean a lot of wisdom that way.

Current rents: you can glean this information through online sources as well as old-school searching (walk-ins, calling the buildings)Talk to local brokers to get the inside scoopMarket analysisCheck to see if building is in a flood plainYou can ask for, but these items are usually provided after signing a contract: Leases for lease auditing against bank statements, tax returns and leases (usually not provided before a contract has been signed).Tenant payment historyViolations, delinquenciesLease addendum and/or other agreementsTax ReturnsBank StatementsUtility billsCan RUBS be implemented (some municipalities may not allow it)Service contractsReserve fundsEnvironmental assessmentEmployee recordsStructural issues including foundationEmployee historyOther value-add features that can be added include:Trash valetCar portsStorageDog parksTo be honest, a similar level of due diligence is required across multifamily and manufactured housing (mobile home parks).Best of luck!

Brand new to BP, absorbing all of the knowledge that I can reasonably glean from internet and books.

I’ve been stocking you for a while now, gleaning as much wisdom from these forums as I can.

I tried searching through the forums before posting, but did not find any recent information that I could glean off.