If not then it will help you see what areas you need more help in @Dave Van Horn just published a book That you should probably read to educate yourself.

Well, May'18 sales and median price will be published in a few days, and no reason to think other than continued low inventory, and higher median SFR price.Terry

You're absolutely correct, after I published this, there were a few more things I thought about which could be helpful. 

There have been many published studies from managers of many rental units that give the data that supports this rule.

The taxing authority will have all of the various taxes published on their website(such as county, hospital, school districts and many others), you just add them up for the ones what apply to that property and multiply it by the sale price.

It's not super in depth but should give you a good overview of the process and key terms.https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201503_cfpb_yo...If you are looking for more in-depth book, like Mortgages 101 or something similar, I would recommend looking at the publication date and focusing on the most recently published books. 

 Here in Santa Rosa we just had a terrible fire that destroyed many houses so all the ins and outs are being broadcast and published. 

Yes, this includes stocks, real estate, freelancing, self-publishing on Amazon, etc. 

Texas is a non-disclosure state so sales prices are not published

Consider why that differenece (if any) exists.Make your way to the BP marketplace and find a few books in there that BP has published.