The units had high end finishes because of the rental cliental demographic & am guessing, from the feedback, they were probably running around <$145/sqft finished & completed on-site. 

From a 60,000 foot level, I think Indy has better economic and demographic fundamentals.

But it feels like the gang problems from the 80s-90s has subsided.What sort of rental base is out there in this area, avg income, demographics, renter quality?

Any other creative demographics/ideas you have heard of or utilize?

Then if you wish to go even deeper there are third party data providers that charge for access to more detailed demographic information by individual APN.

Keeping a close eye on the shifting preferences of the student demographic and any developments in the higher education sector will further aid in assessing the long-term viability of multi-family student rentals in the Western Pennsylvania area.

So, see if sec 8 fits in the demographic of the property.

What’s the target demographic that can afford them?

How about local real estate, economic market and demographic trends?

This tells us that it’s a low-socioeconomic demographic and ownership here would require strong property management skills.