When the total number of jobs is 637,000, this is only a small drop in the bucket, but it is a positive sign that you would look for in a market.If you create a spreadsheet like the one above yourself, you can literally put in any data points that matter most to you and compare from there.  

No, it was left for City building and safety purposes.

Easy short sale transactions generally compared to others when it comes to processing, but tougher to get good deals from an investor perspective due to HUD guidelines.

I wrote the above for informational purposes.

It is the comparable to homeowner's insurance when there is no house on the property and it is being built.Absolutely you should be "cautious" in hiring day laborers.

@Stephanie Irto we are willing to put upto 30% percent down @Stephanie Potter yeah the condo community is more than 50% owned by investors for rental purposes. 

Then I'm using the 1% rule as a very basic guideline as I compare listing price to potential rent. 

As a newbie, you may want to consider getting your license for educational purposes, whether or not you want to work as a Realtor or simply use your license for investment purposes. 

For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given:(1) "court official" means a judge, referee, court administrator, prosecutor, probation officer, or victim's advocate, whether employed by or under contract with the court, who is authorized to act on behalf of the court;(2) "qualified third party" means a person, acting in an official capacity, who has had in-person contact with the tenant and is:(i) a licensed health care professional operating within the scope of the license;(ii) a domestic abuse advocate, as that term is defined in section 595.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (l); or(iii) a sexual assault counselor, as that term is defined in section 595.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (k);(3) "qualifying document" means:(i) a valid order for protection issued under chapter 518B;(ii) a no contact order currently in effect, issued under section 629.75 or chapter 609;(iii) a writing produced and signed by a court official, acting in an official capacity, documenting that the tenant or authorized occupant is a victim of domestic abuse, as that term is defined under section 518B.01, subdivision 2, criminal sexual conduct, under sections 609.342 to 609.3451, or stalking, as that term is defined under section 609.749, subdivision 1, and naming the perpetrator, if known;(iv) a writing produced and signed by a city, county, state, or tribal law enforcement official, acting in an official capacity, documenting that the tenant or authorized occupant is a victim of domestic abuse, as that term is defined under section 518B.01, subdivision 2, criminal sexual conduct, under sections 609.342 to 609.3451, or stalking, as that term is defined under section 609.749, subdivision 1, and naming the perpetrator, if known; or(v) a statement by a qualified third party, in the following form:STATEMENT BY QUALIFIED THIRD PARTYI, ....................

Obviously, they dont want to lose money, and wont lend on a bad deal, so I do my analysis, get my numbers, and then compare it to theirs after they do their analysis.