The highest and best use for your single family rental is to rent it as a dwelling, not as a storage facility, dog hotel, meditation chamber, or whatever other oddball deal we can come up with here. 

.- Talk to Chamber of commerce asking for referrals to people who can help with your cause…- Talk to the local Mayor and City Manager’s office asking for guidance…- Other local political people… (this stuff looks good for them on their resume)Talk, talk, talk… put together a brochure outlining your vision for the whole thing… and tell everyone you are looking for help… Just getting a loan is not the answer… you need regular reoccurring income in order to keep it a float!

To do a forecast, you can check the projected population growth as well as the influx of jobs by checking with the Chamber of Commerce for that city.For the three cities you mentioned, below are the school info, appreciation rate and crime stats:http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/il/westmont/crime...http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/il/woodridge/crim...http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/il/lombard/crime/

Check in with the city's Chamber of Commerce or as Agent that is in the area you are looking in.

I networked down at the chamber of commerce a bunch too.In terms of investment properties there's lots of ways to prospect including absentee owners, financial advisors (like I mentioned), expireds.

Then go to the markets you like the growth in sale in and look at their chamber of commerce websites and see if they have any data to offer you.

I was hoping that this type of data would be obtainable somewhere within the city, maybe the tax assessor's office, chamber of commerce?

I can get the word out to the Chamber of Commerce in Menomonie and I have  some connections that can get the word out to the rotary club in the area as well.

I'm 37 years old and the director of the Marquette Chamber of Commerce.

Call the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, BBB and ask about the business and see what you can find out.