Originally posted by @Steven Bowdich:Has anyone used this site for crime and vacancy statistics.

The real estate community is full of experienced investors happy to share their knowledge.

Before buying or renting in an unfamiliar neighborhood, you should check the following two sites: SpotCrime, AreaVibes,These sites provide valuable information, including Livability Scores, which cover aspects such as crime rates, employment, health, housing, schools, shopping, and more.well, anything can happen anywhere.

Out of curiosity would anyone be willing to share any experience with non-paying renters who've vacated the property prematurely?

Not sure what direction is best for you but I can share how I started. 

And given syndications are a marketing game more than a real estate game, it begins to give you real marketing content to share with the world to help drive new leads for future deals.

If you approached them in a way that you had a solution to the eyesore in their neighborhood they would be very receptive to talk and perhaps share contact details about the home owners son if they have them.

Hi,Thank you for sharing your experience and insights from being in the private money lending (PML) and hard money lending (HML) space for decades.

Check out this site - https://theluxurypergola.com/blogs/louvered-roof-info/hurric...They cover wind resistant pergolas in general but I would make sure whatever you get will be able to stand up to hurricanes that happen there from time to time.

Owner occupied united increased by 8.4%"Still, although the overall share of households that rented decreased, the number of rented units increased by over a million units (43.3 million to 44.6 million)."