@Megan LansdellI have a BBA in marketing, and to be honest with you, most of it is pretty common sense unless you want to focus on the more technical stuff like market research and statistics. 

4) what are the crime statistics?

I think if you look closely at unbiased reports with statistics, you will find that the biters are not pits or large breeds.  

I live in Seminole County, Florida, but I would be willing to buy in either Seminole, Orange, Lake, Osceola, or Volusia.What statistics should I look at to determine which of these areas will be the best to buy an apartment complex in?

Actually the Starting Point, which is a MLS Realtor tool that comes up with a statistical analysis (not to be confused with appraisal, but it gives a ball park figure far more accurate then Zillow) is $162,000.  

Statistically, with the tightened lending guidelines in the post Dodd-Frank environment, banks end up funding somewhere in the neighborhood of 65% of the loans that borrowers apply for.  

But unlike the US, there is no CAFR for me to see the city statistics. 

@Russell Brazil, that's a great statistic.

The interesting thing about this article is that its statistics also suggest that people who are renting should be buying - but that is also great for people with rental properties because the values of those properties will continue to be pushed higher than they already are in what most are describing as a heated market across the country. 

@Christopher TellesI think what these statistics show is the appreciation percentage of the highest appreciated areas per median priced houses in those areas in LA county.