Their methodology for finding viable product ideas worked well for me:   https://thefoundation.com/And if you find an idea that you'd like to collaborate on, let's talk. 

Is that methodology standard in your municipality?

You'll get the chance to talk to different investors who all have different methodologies and are at different stages of building their portfolio, which will be awesome for you to develop some knowledge and start thinking about what you want your investments to look like. 

Does anyone like one specific screening website or methodology for weeding out good residents versus so-so ones?

The idea was to utilize the BRRRR methodology to refinance my current house to the appraised value and use the cash to purchase another house.   

While I acknowledge that economic strength is just one facet of a good rental market, it is a major factor and I wanted to share what I've found (the details of my methodology and raw data can be found after the various rankings):Top 10 best economiesProvo-Orem, UTSalt Lake City, UTCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WIDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXKansas City, MO-KSLongview, TXLouisville/Jefferson County, KY-INSan Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CABirmingham-Hoover, ALThere were two main factors to overall economic strength that I looked at – how diverse/broad the economy is and how many economic drivers (i.e. strength) the area has.

But GTD!

Time is money, and I'd much rather sit across from someone I'm going to low-ball to explain the methodology on how I arrived at my numbers.On multiple occasions now, the agents look at me like I have a 3rd eye every time I've asked to meet with the seller/buyer depending on which side of the aisle I'm sitting.Curious people's thoughts around this.

The methodology can get cumbersome, so I'll spare you the details. 

Just like people advocate multiple streams of income, people should build multiple streams of wealth/equity as part of their investment methodology.