I also used the crime map from realtor.com and trulia to give me a  general feel of the safetiness factor.

There's a lot of great advice here on this thread.My partner and I made a list of many cities in the US and made an excel sheet to track metrics like population growth, job growth, affordability, Fortune 500 companies in the city, demographics, and other factors.

Ultimately, whether or not you decide to take them to small claims court will depend on many factors that only you can evaluate, such as how much money is owed, whether or not it's worth your time to try and recover that money, the likelihood of being able to collect on a judgment if you are successful in court, etc.Good luck.

The seller just factors the commission when setting the sale price.

Obviously lots of factors in this decision but I guess the basic question would be how much you value your time?

I think the biggest factor we as agents need to focus on, is bringing value.

On this particular report I did factor that in, though I'm sure it's not the exact number.

We have bought tenanted properties and always strive to save a tenancy, rather than force a move.You've identified a key factor about low-income tenants.

Is there a situation where commercial properties may cashflow well and appreciate due to other factors?

....There are many factors that play into this obviously such as pay increases at my job, getting married etc.