Depending on your loan type you would need to examine either sold comparable properties (called comps) or rental schedules. 

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom?pid=1803
Per HAR, "Along with the first notable cold front of the fall season, October delivered the inevitable to a hot Houston real estate market: cooling sales. Buyers weary of...

I use several methods including:1) Examine secretary of state entity records2) Hire Skiptracers

Hey this may be a stupid question but do we make an offer before or after calculating the numbers or do we examine the property first then we make an offer.

@Eric Fernwood I'm curious where you're getting your DOM stats for condo rentals.  

BiggerPockets will insist on a redesign that will get rid of user stats here in the forums, or get rid of the forums altogether and rely on Facebook groups.

Anyone can claim big stats when they’ve paid off the property before they even started.

I am in full support of "see something, say something" but why on earth wouldn't you just pick it and examine it?

You can see visitation data, including how the last recession affected tourism (spoiler: not much) here: https://irma.nps.gov/STATS/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Annual%20Park%20Recreation%20Visitation%20Graph%20(1904%20-%20Last%20Calendar%20Year)?

Okay, imma examine the preferred equity angle, thank you!