Not sure of the reason but statistically the state of Utah holds a higher percentage of these types of companies and gurus then any other state.

A couple tips for identifying a good market: - #1 is jobs - both job growth and job diversity - growing population and, ideally, at least 250k people in the MSA (metropolitan statistical area as defined by census.gov) - you'll want to look at the tenant/landlord laws to see how quickly you can boot someone if they aren't paying rent - NYC it's pretty ridiculous at about 6 month whereas Texas, OK and Ohio (states where I invest) it's about 5 weeks on average from notice to out the door - and, obviously, supply/demand and cash flow Welcome again, and really glad you introduced yourself. 

I am smart (have a B.A. in mathematics & M.Ed), organized, have great negotiating skills, and enjoy calculating statistics to make sure my clients get a great deal.

For vacancy rates I'm using the US Census Bureaus statistics, they have this information divided by state as well as top 50+ large metro's.

- Chicago is worth it for us because it is the 3rd largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the US, which includes Chicago proper, south & northern suburbs & western suburbs out to Naperville & Joliet.  

If you think that you are smarter, better at statistical analysis, better at finance, and better at law than the insurance company, and their armies of lawyers, accountants, actuaries, and adjusters that they hire to design and administer insurance policies with the sole purpose of making them profit, then by all means, buy the home warranty.

What I would say is, look at the market you are analyzing, and see which statistical benchmarks you’ve chosen have the most impact on your financials in that particular market.

That's not to say you won't get any calls the first few times, but statistically speaking it takes a few times to get the calls rolling in.I wouldn't say it's a "crazy to step away from tradition" to mail to a different zip code each month, but it would be close to a waste of potential and money to mail to the list once.Happy Investing! 

Graduation rates, English, math, science scores-Population/Growth/historical statistics-Job Growth.

The stats nerd in me needs some more entries for statistical significance.