Not sure what data the trulia crime map is based on but there are other websites that provide detailed crime statistics of a given area. city-data is one of them.

@Deepak KumarCheck out the Bureau of Labor Statistics' website.

In the commercial mortgage space we have found that NPN investments can be divided between(1) purchasing NPNs in which we’ve had no or minimal contact with the borrower, and(2) purchasing NPNs in which we’ve worked out details of a restructuring with the borrower prior to purchasing the noteAlthough the following is in no way a scientific, statistically verifiable conclusion, here is what we’ve concluded through empirical evidence1 - purchase discounts from UPB do not differ either way2 - having borrower agreement before note purchase results in much greater chance of creating a reperforming note3 - having borrower agreement before note purchase results in much less chance of having to foreclose4 - having borrower agreement before note purchase results in borrower seeing us as an ally not as an enemyAside from 1 above, the results are exactly what you’d expect.

@Jesse KerrYou can ask them about average sales prices, days on market, housing statistics, age of neighborhood/when homes were built, things like that.If you’re interested in demographics or crime rates, you need to look at sites like city-data dot com or neighborhood scout dot com or local police websites, or whatever you can find online, as agents can’t provide that information to you.

-Yardi MatrixColliersDemographics -Best PlacesBureau of Labor Statistics (Unemployment/Employment rates for specific cities)WikipediaLocal Profiles (Usually the city or submarket will have a local profile with info)Crime -TruliaNeighborhood ScoutBest Places Just a few for you, I hope this helps!

I love the theory behind a subject to deal, however i'm curious how some of you guys handle the potential drawbacks of the deal.I'm not very worried about the due on sale clause, it seems that this happens so rarely that statistically it can almost be ignored. 

I've looked at the demographics for statistics such as income, population age, resale, new development, taxes, economic growth potential and with a few variances which appear to be associated with the size of each area, they seem fairly similar.

Recent statistics came out stating something along the lines of 7 million people are now behind on there car payments.   

Crime statistics, etc...

If you are working with a real estate agent/broker, talk to them about statistics of where there are the most sales.