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.  

I am one of those investors that will take on these leads and allow you to observe when I meet with sellers. 

I have been listening to life styles on the radio for quite a while. one thing I observed is most of the tell Del stories, if not all of them were happened a few years back when deals were plenty and easy to find.

Visit the prospective tenant's residence to observe how well they are performing housekeeping duties; you can't expect them to do any better if they were to live in your unit.

No recommendations,  just observations over longer time frames.

Just a few 2 cents and basic observation:1.

In the past month, we have observed insurance rates increasing by 2x to 2.5x.