For applicants with thin or no credit bureau files, the program allows for consideration of nontraditional forms of credit history, such as monthly rent payments, utility bills and the like.Seems a natural fit for first time home owners :)

If there is enough demand and the quality is sufficient, some enterprising souls will figure out how to make it work (they already have to transport and store cranes and other large construction equipment).Will be interesting to see what the next 10 or 20 years have in store.

. - Census Bureau stats (for % of homeowners to renters and other stats?)

Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics websites.I'd assume that the prices you're seeing are exactly what they are worth or they are worth less until you find more information to show you otherwise.

Cozy gives the tenant the option to have their rent payments reported to the credit bureau if they choose.

My name is Michael Henderson and I'm from chicago my company name is Sylver Enterprise, Inc. which is a real estate investment company, short sales only, also my company is an affiliate of "funding for the benefit of humanity".These are lenders that prefer to take an equity position on the back end of the deal and fund 100% of the financing for your project.

I have been using the US Census Bureau website, but I assume there are better tools out there.Also if any one has some opinions on emerging markets please feel free to share. 

I suspect that such an enterprise could be profitable in the areas I am looking, although I do not know anything about the profitability of a shooting range so it's really a shot in the dark.

This is not an IRA.The underlying business does need to be an active enterprise that creates trade or business income, such as real estate development, frequent flipping, or operating a hotel or self-storage business. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics NAICS code 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing is defined as a service.