Pull up a report on the statistics and see what the average List Price/Sale Price is, average DOM, and number of homes sold in each price point.

Using cash mitigates this.Since there's potential that we've already reached the peak of the housing market, leveraging yourself to the max is probably not a statistically wise decision. 

The best source for this data is the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S.

Statistically speaking, Houses are staying on the market longer. 

The number one priority is data- statistical data- on vacancies, maintenance costs-average length of stay, eviction rates and average move out costs, the list goes on.

Well I don't know the statistics most investors, especially those that survival are not investing for appreciation.

Before the general meetup discussion, depending  on the topic, there's usually a Have and Wants where members of the local REIA introduce themselves and seek a need for legal assistance (real estate), funding for upcoming projects, hard money lenders looking to fund, etc, etc.Introduce yourself as what you can offer as a professional to the group (comps, title rep, statistics, etc,)Bring your business cards and any flyers should you already have a listing before your listing goes on the MLS.Good luck..

@Sara Aviv Berger What were the numbers and statistics that attracted you to Milwaukee?

On something that small, there's not going to be national statistics that will help you.If you're dead set on finding CAP, your best bet is to find some comps that have sold recently, determine their NOI and divide by purchase price.

People who were right look like geniuses, but its a statistical probability that someone is always going to guess right and look like a genius, and someone will guess wrong and look like a fool.