Thank you Derek for your observations.

The following changes in the number of homes for sale were observed in this housing market: number of 1 bedroom homes increased by 3.4%, number of 2 bedrooms homes increased by 6.9%, volume of 3 bedrooms homes went up by 2.8%, 4 bedrooms homes inventory increased by 9.8%, 5 bedrooms homes became 4.4% more available.

The only time I'd have a rental with a pool would be the following conditions:- Property must be high end and attract high quality tenants who are more likely to care about maintaining it, will be observant enough to notify you of any issues with it, and will exercise some personal responsibility (keeping gates shut, dipping leaves out of skimmer and pool, filling it with water when it gets low and remembering to shut it off, etc)- The pool itself should have a fence around it to keep out children and animals from accessing it.

In my  observation, though the part about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac  is that not everyone can qualify for a Freddie Mae or Fannie Mac.

That is a very good observation, Ashville/Boone area receives some decent snow.

Any observations on what areas are seeing investment, as well as thoughts on how the current Fort Worth market looks today (overvalued, etc.) go a very long way.Thanks,Nick 

Unrepaired sinkhole, major structural damage, functional obsolescence (but this should be observable to the untrained eye).3.

That means that it could have been treated last year but if there is no way to document that, then you will likely be required to retreat, especially if there was any evidence of damage found during the inspection.I have purchased property which you can obviously tell has been treated previously by observing the exterior for signs of prior treatment but there was no documentation on the date of treatment and I was required to retreat.

Such information is not likely to be found in raw data.Indicator-based approach - What if you sat on the border and observed how many people moved between Country A and B?

You are correct in some of your observations and your idea of buying as second home is great, but probably won't work out here.