Totally didn't see this coming - I guess she expected me to make a snap judgement (btw - this was at 11:45pm)...I was with you up until the bolded part and can somewhat understand where she's coming from.

you guys are bold to offer a 12 month rental guarantee considering the average sale price of your homes is only $50,000 or less.

I'm more than capable of finding the properties myself, I even had access to MLS back in 2008/2009 when my auntie let me use her MLS, and I found that most online sites actually had up to date listings (like realtor.com), of course there was always some extra info on MLS but not always.That agent that asked for 2 proofs of ID and my utility bill, started throwing me statistics he got from the internet.

What are the renting statistics in a town like rochester or syracuse?

I am curious about the bold move you made on waiving inspection and appraisal contingency.

In many areas there is often a statistics company that keep the numbers.

Dadi for a bit of background, I'm a RE investor, and I have a long background in doctoral-level statistics and data analysis.Here's the issue from my perspective: most data that's relevant to REI (e.g.; employment trends, appreciation/depreciation history, housing supply, etc.) is relatively macro (it often covers at least an entire metro area), but real estate is hyper local. 

Be bold and ask people to meet up.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov)Data USA (datausa.io)World Population Review (worldpopulationreview.com)Additionally whatever city you are interested in look up their local county/city website for economic and development data.

Foreclosures are very state/county specific so difficult to estimate any of these statistics Bruce.