You have foreign governments giving stats you can't trust.  

Upon my quick examination of the title in public records, it looks like the home was titled to the Custodian (Equity Trust) FBO the seller's 401k. 

Interesting stats, thanks for sharing :) I am still investing in Chicago :)

I recommend the following: BLS (for employment stats), Census Bureau (for population, income levels, housing, etc.), and Datausa.io.

First, searching the title is only one variable, the other is the examination of the instruments that are found. 

Again, others might feel differently here.3) property level due diligence: (takes seconds to weeks per deal): here is where I drill in with the low-level details.a) pro forma popping: I examine all the assumptions, and see if they are overoptimistic or not.

Short term vs long term are 2 totally different strategies, and any rockstar LO should be examining all this with you. 

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Simond - For housing and real estate, I check out the monthly/weekly stats from our local realtor association/MLS to keep an eye on stats and changes.For business and real estate, our local business journal is really great for keeping tabs on our local economy, employment numbers, companies moving in/out, and commercial real estate.On a national level? 

I know Lorain County Community College offers real estate courses designed to meet the pre-exam requirements for the State of Ohio Real Estate Salesperson's License examination (as I am sure other community colleges in the area do).Is it worth taking the courses and getting licensed if I don’t ever work for a broker?