But I'm having a harder time seeing it in the actual data that is available to me.

How should you use that data, what are the rules, where do I go to get additional answers....I would suggest you find a company where they come along side you, the client to ensure the client is getting their needs met.

I am just as adrift as any Newbie in the process of analyzing market data, identifying potential deals, and applying the proper strategy. 

Brandon, I really think that before you dive into a flip this size that you have access to, and carefully review, the MLS data yourself.   

You will not fill in all of this data every conversation and its best to let everything flow organically and naturally. 

Now the RealtyTrac data only tells us that in the last four years, half a million properties were bought by big investors.

Met a broker Friday and drove around.  

But to take an objective view, I would look at country data to determine best states to work in. 

I am looking for different resources to find data and information on a particular real estate market.

On the flip side, Greenwich/Westport and some other of the wealthiest towns in the country probably can go for $400-500 a sq.Just based off of data online.