Even with those concessions statistics show people moving out of the state at a rate that far exceeds those moving in or reproduction.

To much is when you dont feel safe/comfortable on the street after you have researched the crime statistics and have walked/driven the neighborhood enough to get a feel for the area, ignoring how you feel when your inside the house. 

Just curious: those statistics and leads come from letters only or cold calling as well? 

I know this is where a lot of people give up and I don't want to be that statistic, even if I fail.  

So, next time you're talking with someone who has no knowledge of or experience with the real estate market, pay very close attention to their opinion, and do the exact opposite :-) This is great anecdotal "evidence" but it proves nothing but public opinion, and even then it doesn't prove that as you don't have a statistically large enough sample size, while you do have a ton of coverage and other errors. 

A recent class I was in regarding selling homes stated statistics of approximately 50% home sales never even go to market. 

There are some weird statistics in play here however, over 70% of Syracuse homes are occupied by renters and last metrics pointed to 290,000 homes in the Syracuse area and just one in every 1,800 homes are in foreclosure.

You can read the housing statistics published by the columbus board of realtors every month. the latest one had 98% confidence level from realtors that the next 6 months would be a strong market.

The October foreclosure data, from Attom, is ranked by the largest annual gains in foreclosure filings for Metropolitan Statistical Areas with at least 100,000 housing units.

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