We are fascinated by it.

@Stephen Spearman go with science.

While real estate doesn’t have to be rocket science, neither is it necessarily true that even an experienced investor can take ownership of a piece of property without needing to wade through negotiations and the finer points of the deal.Some deals, however, are inherently simpler; skipping the need to come to terms on things that might be fixed or improved or covered by the seller before the buyer takes possession.

@Peter Bowen that is fascinating to hear from my perspective! 

There truly is no science to it, more of an art, like every form of investing.

@Matthew Olszak This is a fascinating story.

But, as I don't want to reinvent the wheel, I'm trying to find out what else is out there, and what it does.Here's my resume in brief:A.S. in CAD 1986CAD work and Road & Bridge InspectorWorked in most of the trades at one time or anotherB.S. in Construction Science & Management from Kansas State UniversitySuperintending, Project Engineering, Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Estimating and being my own GCI've rehabbed over 100 houses, most for someone else, but a few of my own5 yrs Building Inspector and Code ConsultantThanks you for your time and any help you might offer!

For those that don't recall their social science stat class from college, "statistical significance" is used to distinguish a correlation that could be random chance (I can roll fair dice twice, and get snake eyes twice in a row, due to dumb luck) from one that is (in this case >99.9% certain) not dumb luck (eg, snake eyes 100 times in a row probably means loaded dice).Violent crime rate in census tract.Owner occupied housing units. 

Lauren was fascinating and I look forward to the upcoming real estate deals with her company.

Growing up around my parents' buy-and-hold investment properties really started my fascination with REI.