Market Research Companies or Services

[Jason Miller]

My wife and I are in search of a new market.  We currently have rentals in 3 different MSA's.  Are there any companies, consultants or publications we should be looking at to help us narrow down a market for long term holds(7+ years)?  

I have done searching in the past via census data, bureau of labor statistics, and national association of realtors data.  Frankly I find my method of hunt and peck to be rather lacking.  I know there are far better skilled people and companies that have taken information from multiple sources and put it together in and easy to digest format.    Any suggestions on where to look?