Hi,
I am thinking of buying a four unit house. I am wondering if there are ways to reseach the area of the property is a good one or not. This will be my first property buying venture. Thanks.
Are you looking at buying in your local area or far away? If the property is local, drive by there several times at different times of the day and night. Does the area scare you at any time? How you define a good area will not be the way someone else will define it. Some cities have crime maps online where you can search for different crimes and it will put marks on a map so you could see what’s going on around your potential property. Read the police blotter in the paper. You could try to call the police, but I don’t know if they would really tell you if there are lots of calls around the area.