Have I interpreted your question correctly? 

"[ I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice; that is a laymen's interpretation of the paperwork you may have signed at the closing table, which I have not read, because I didn't do the mortgage and for all I know you got some wonky mortgage with settlement paperwork that didn't have the language in it that I am familiar with. ]

Basically, I'm wanting to feel out the opinions of anyone who lives in, invests in, or has given these markets any thought on the topic of REI.Here's some initial thoughts to get the discussion going:Clearly, these places have fewer major employers... on the other hand, many of these places are greyer than ever--which can be interpreted as having a sizeable proportion of the population with a guaranteed income (i.e., SSI/SSDI/pensions, etc.) and low incentive to leave for more urban markets.

The income requirements and credit scores are less stringent and you don't have a mortgage payment.This is my interpretation of what I read.

In this context I'm interpreting killer to mean exceedingly rare or difficult to find.

In other words, neither of us really know what cultural perceptions were 80 years ago, so to try to compare them to today would be fruitless.Of course, that won't stop you from asserting your BELIEFS, and trying to get others to interpret those beliefs as fact, now will it...

While the reports contain heaps of data -- and I plan to dig in -- I'm looking for a book or other resource that attempts to explain what steps a small investor should follow in order to interpret available data to arrive at an overall market assessment for their own purposes -- in other words, a methodology that an economics layman could follow in order to assess the viability and potential of a market.

I interpreted it as insurance is your best bet against financial loss and the entity is your best bet to make the path to a lawsuit "difficult".

There can be a difference in how a lease and option in separate documents are interpreted as compared to how a lease and option in the same document is interpreted (more details below).2) ConsiderationYour statement enumerating consideration:"For and in consideration of Ten Dollars and the love and affection of my children...."

She is actually more restrictive in her interpretation than the code itself.