W/ regards to crime statistics you can use Trulia crime map to review if a block is hot or not.  

July stats Single-family home sales rose for the tenth straight month, up 5.0 percent year-over-year with 7,440 units sold;On a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales remain 6.8 percent ahead of the 2016 volume;Total property sales increased 4.5 percent with 8,821 units sold;Total dollar volume climbed 7.5 percent to $2.5 billion;The single-family home median price remained statistically unchanged at $230,000;The single-family home average price increased 2.4 percent to $299,131;Single-family homes months of inventory grew to a 4.5-months supply, the highest level since September 2012;Townhome/condominium sales fell 9.0 percent, with the average price up 1.8 percent to $201,148 and the median price down 6.2 percent to $150,000;Leases of single-family homes jumped 15.6 percent with average rent down 3.2 percent to $1,815;Volume of townhome/condominium leases rose 12.3 percent with average rent down 5.1 percent to $1,546.

I know the statistics on how high the turn over rate is in real estate, but I believe in myself.

Studies show +14% increase in avg offer vs those w/o staging.Thank you for the insight Sam, interesting statistic as well!

Houston, TX has caught my eye in terms of market and demographic statistics.

Likewise, in a nearby suburb in which we also operate, active listings have dropped 24% since 1Q 2020.DemandThere are all kinds of statistics and analytics out there suggesting that STR demand has returned, but here’s one that I can guarantee you is 100% true and unbiased: our 14 units have been at 93% occupancy for the past two months, and prices are on the rise too.According to PriceLabs, a dynamic pricing tool for STRs, new bookings in North America have returned to pre-COVID levels, and according to STR Profit Academy, Airbnb saw more nights booked for US listings between May 17 and June 3 than the same period in 2019.

The statistics on this cohort are misleading. 

@Meghan McCallum I doubt seriously that any such invention exists, as the statistics on stock picking versus indexes are abysmal.

You may be the fortunate guy who has low expenses over the long run but counting on that is going against the statistics. 

Term policies are great in the sense of what you pay for, but the statistical average of payout on a term policy is less than 10%  meaning that less than 10% of Term Life policies pay a death or living benefit.