Start by analyzing market trends and targeting neighborhoods with strong rental demand.

This shows that perspectives vary depending on the target audience.By the way, your comment about me being an "exception" caught my attention (thank you for that, I’m flattered!).

Use this time from now until July to really pin point some target areas and property types.

@Reeves Bennett, Your property sounds fantastic, and the key is targeting the right buyer while showcasing its value.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

If you put in an offer at 85% of list price on every decent home on mls in your targeted area, you're going to get a house or two that should only need cosmetic rehab - which you could control the costs better.  

Specifically, I'm trying to understand where the most outstanding vouchers are being distributed so I can target the right areas.

What I don’t understand is how to overlay all of that information to pick a good spot and I also don’t understand the appropriate thresholds for each of those indices (income, percentage in the target age group, and how dense).

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

I'm not familiar with Maverick; I have been impressed with (although haven't yet invested through) Norada, which likewise connects investors with turnkey providers in target markets.