He says that single family homes are a better investment in the area due to a good market and forecast for appreciation (given the downward movement of business out of Seattle south). 

I'll be out of state so perpetual headaches are something I'd like to avoid.

Hi Cade, Here are some cities I am seeing movement in. 

One negotiating tactic if you don't get price movement might be to have them bring the property up to the level of the competition. 

There's a huge movement to have his request shut down and their biggest argument is there is no water for these 242 new homes. 

My point is that I have little to offer regarding the movement from single to multi, but I will say this...I LOVE multi's. 

As a consequence, those landlords who cater to social housing clientele tend to perpetuate the stereotype of slumlord.There are other programs, such as group homes for physically or intellectually challenged youth, which will pay much closer to market rents, but do involve a little more red-tape than your regular lease.

After 12 years of practice, I've decided the never ending administrative demands & perpetual focus on billing that I'd be much more fulfilled doing something for myself.  

People need to stop perpetuating this "double money" myth.

So tracing the highest government payments by locale may be a good way to track the population movements.