Like Mark Twain said....there are lies, then there are damned lies, then there are statistics. 

One of the statistics that I read was that the average rent around the area I’m looking for is $600 but the average salary of the tenants is around 20-30k, and this is per person (info pulled from City Data).

After doing research I’ve chosen Milwaukee as my main market that I want to focus on since it can fit my price range but seeing the statistics on crime and the average salary is making me a bit wary.

Texas has held the top spot on Site Selection's annual rankings for nine years in a row.https://www.bizjournals.com/au...I know you are simply a Realtor trying to hype your area with cherry picked data, but this is simply a single statistic that has no inherent meaning for the investors here.

Note that when measuring housing, the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses rental prices, which have been held down by government moratoriums on evictions as well as a shift away from rental (as people flee to the suburbs).

I'm sure there are many examples where the seller did save money, but the overall statistics say otherwise.

Here are the latest NAR statistics that include your average Realtor. 

As the saying goes, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.

February 2021 Housing statistics for the Austin MSA courtesy of ABoR.

Average sale price FSBO is statistically lower versus when listed by a GOOD realtor.