Figuring out the numbers on comps requires a little detective work putting together the clues. 

Maybe BP could somehow change the color of the frame around that type of post as an alert; we typically see a blue border for all posts, but if we made these shill posts RED bordered, then that would make people take notice.I agree with Charles that these are usually detectable by those of us who know how to spot them, but to the less experienced, they might not seem as suspicious.

Urban sprawl is harder to detect than area population trends because while it can have a huge impact on a specific area the city's overall population may be stable.This is a big advantage of Las Vegas.

However, I have walked and driven countless neighborhoods and identified many targets as an experienced opportunity detective. 

Are you able to look for major problems that an inspection might detect? 

It should do a better job of filtering out who really needs help versus who doesn't, better job of detecting fraud and abuse, and a better job of actually lifting people out of poverty and incentivizing them to make more money.

I can’t imagine doing detective work with my guys since no evidence....How would you possibly stop/reduce the chance of this happening going forward?!

It phases in over different areas at different times and includes dust wipes to detect lead.

@Ned Carey  its like any other guru thing. you will have someone selling a how to and hold up a 50k check and say you too can do this :)We gave it a shot a decade or so ago when there were tons of foreclosures but its a super tough niche. you basically need to be a private detective with all those same skills. then some closing skills.

So if banks, then small and local and flexible ones.One trend , to use David Greene's quote, I am detecting, is the question of you doing work versus others doing work for you.