I know you can look up owner occupied statistics, is there anything else you look at?

It may seem that way from afar on TV but I saw a statistic that only 6% of the structures in Harris county flooded from Harvey. 

I moved down here because of the crazy amount of growth going on in this city.Both cities growth statistics are pretty similar. 

What is the most accurate site? And if I'm not in a major MSA, should I use the data for the closest major MSA?

Census Bureau and the Dept of Labor Statistics.

Another way is going to local real estate clubs or events and network with like-minded people that have some success.You can select any area to work in with the best statistics. 

I would have to investigate the area to make sure it is zoned for what you want to build, make sure that there are no problems with soil and researching the geographic area to give you statistics on what you can expect to profit on your project.

There are alot of private lender hedgefunds bear sterns etc that have invested over the last 13 years or so in sub prime and thet dont plan on loseing as far as the banks bailing people out i just dont beleve it thats a smoke screen to make the look sincere what they do is take there down payment and home and get the next guy in and take theres to if they dont man up and pay for it its not something for nothing in this but anymore you almost have to have a degree in economics to understand it confusion is there trick of the trade every business has them theres no crystal ball that says you will have your business/job/same income for the next 30years there finacials change and credit only the strong servive there is psychology within life/money please dont get me wrong a mortgage can work for you if you understand the loan witch is 2 inches thick and only a 3 day recision period but statistics say that you will refi every 5- 10 years need a new car college tuition new born etc and many many other things happen funeral and you need to consolidate and back to 30 years again they have all or most of the angles figured out or at least the important ones what you like is your fault .

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Do you think it is a more statistical thing like the Insurance Industry where they have proven numbers... etc?