Looking back would you do it differently/change the sequence of which account to draw from first? 

By trialing these softwares for a given region before committing to one you can make a direct comparison on data quality.If you are just starting out, then I'd recommend to go free first and extract leads directly from public and/or county websites.

As I've been reviewing these, I've kept an airtable list of the various features for quick comparison.

Look into a cc comparison app to see who’s offering 0% interest min 12 mos on *cash advances *

Now do you have a table of comparison of property appreciation in those 3 states for last 5 yrs and 10 yrs? 

Not because they are different investment classes, they are an apples to oranges comparison. 

But because Detroit has bad reputation in the media, I believe many investors would avoid it and I may have lesser competition, in comparison with Cleveland. 

The most important thing is to just look for properties with good rental income potential in comparison to the purchase price.In addition to low maintenance costs, you can also minimize your entry costs with an investor friendly agent who has both expertise and access to extensive inventory, including information on properties on & off the market.

Looking at this comparison of Muncie and Richmond, they look fairly similar: https://www.census.gov/quickfa..Let me know if you are interested in chatting more.

So sometimes we see interesting problem where area with avg SF is $1.5 and condo is 500-900k ; but in lower class area where avg SF is $900k but condo is priced 500-700k, in this comparison condo is good investment at higher expensive neighborhood.