I'm trying to get a good cross-section of the market I'm working with and also a feel for the areas of the coast that are more likely to contain properties closest to the 50% 2% rule.

@Mark Vieira to get the "closest" to accurate information for real estate research you have to go with CoStar.

The closest I can think of is Obamacare, which actually ended up resembling what Hillary promised to do during the primaries more than it did what Obama proposed (individual mandate was a big Hillary promise).

It starts with "friends & family" - those closest to you. 

The closest comp is a 1660 sf flip 0.3 miles away (3/2, 2 car garage) sold for 190k...

(Maybe a steak dinner is a bit much, but seriously, they will know the good, the bad and the ugly.)3.

This zip code was closest to base.

It is similar to the SARS virus from 2003 but there are some key differences but it is the closest model we have.

They have to be tall enough to see over the closest RVs. 

The closest thing that I know of is a no-load mutual fund or index fund in U.S. stocks with a long track record of performance, which is above 10% over a long holding period.