You can also find a lot of free info on the web from sites like www.city-data.com.

They say that RE companies that claim to provide leads really only have weak web leads that have a very low, almost zero conversion rate.Any help or info with respect to these questions would be appreciated:1). 

I'm surprised how little info there is on this topic that's for the consumption of the non-techie out on the web.  

Just like RE investors holding solid properties still collect rent (although rents may go down) and if they're brave, go discount shopping.

Hello! Investor friendly Real Estate agent needing a new website with MLS IDX. I've checked out Real Geeks and Carrot for Agents. They seem pretty similar with Real Geeks maybe taking the slight edge. Who are you usin...

My background is in software development and web application development, so I know I can assist with technology related questions. 

Its not really necessary because my PM does an excellent job advertising for free through their web-based portal. 

However, it still shows up as a BAC admin per se on my driving record from almost 7 years ago until I had to hire a hacker off the deep web ( Barrysanchez AT hackermail DOTcom )  to get it cleared.

The local area crime rate is low according to Trulia.com, but I've also heard many realtors laugh out loud at some of the information available on the popular web-sites.

Based on the calculators on the web, it looks like I am going to cash flow 100-200 per mo and it's in a nice neighborhood.