For anyone that's wondering about columbus you don't have to wait for the updates here you can go directly to the columbus board of realtors website here and read these statistics and go back many years and see how the market has changed:https://columbusrealtors.com/Stats/default.aspx

I think it is probably the most important stat.

While occupancy is an important stat, I think you're 2nd questions is more important. 

Love stats.

A good way to do this is to identify what caused the extra costs on past projects and examine how they could have been avoided.

I think it is probably the most important stat.

I have done background on the area but many people have seemed a little hesitant to say "hey, steer clear of a particular area" so I am just relying on the crime stats.

(Actually this is good news for us as rental accommodation providers)They are staying longer their parents and latest stats are pretty telling We are facing a generation of “pay as you go” ( No loans, ties or long term commitments)- Amazon prime and Netflix (instead cable) - CoOp vehicles / sharing (instead loans or leases)- House and vacation home sharingI see this new reality as an opportunity, but what’s your take on it ?

That way you are lowering your payments which helps your debt to income ration with your bank when they are looking at your stats to make you a loan. 

Those structures I plan to discuss their cost to construct new as well as examine their condition to estimate a value.