Crazy thing is I am simaliarly employed just as you are in Fort Wayne, IN.  

I have rented to people with low credit scores, that's not a problem as long as the other factors rings true;landlord referencesproof of paying rent on timelength of time at previous rentalreal reason for movinghow many times have them been in rent courtemployment historyget other references, mother, aunt, supervisor, pay-stubbs, ministcheck with employer to confirm their statementslook at their car - is it a mess - do they own itare their kids bouncing off the walldo they want to give you all cash immediately and move in now DON'T DO IT!

Since I cannot walk and am not ready to "be employed" this seemed fairly logical for me.  

Are there any Internet tools in particular that real estate investors like to use regarding analyzing markets and sub-markets such as population, employment, economic diversity, ect?

Also piggybacking off @TaylorCorder* there was a new arena that was built within the last few months and that drove employment through the roof.

I am currently self employed and work from home and want something that works better long term.

I am currently self employed and want something that works better long term.

So in the USA, I have very little credit history and very little employment history - but what I do have for both of these is good.I want to get into multi-family investing through an FHA loan.

Also, and this is obligatory because you do 1040s and I do what I do, IT'S BEEN 30 MINUTES WHERE IS MY CPA LETTER WHEREIN YOU SWEAR ON YOUR MOTHER'S GRAVE THAT THIS SELF EMPLOYED PERSON WILL NEVER GO OUT OF BUSINESS. :)

To wit, Freddie will not go for a 7th financed investment property at all, meaning Fannie is the only game in town, and if there's something about your finances that Freddie would otherwise go for but Freddie would not (f. ex. 1 year of self employment tax returns), that means this would be a deal breaker.