There is tons of data for crime reports, job growth, population growth, quality of schools, etc.

You have to determine whether a refinance makes sense to you based on how much you can pull out, the reduction in the interest rate and the fees associates with it.Refinances(especially an FHA Loan) are not cheap and a $50,000 increase in value may potentially not justify a refinance.You may want to see if you can do a HELOC instead as it will likely be cheaper.You should take advantage of the Homestead benefits since you live in the property.

They should be able to assist with market research.The point I'm making is that you'll need to be provide more data to get accurate and helpful advice from the forum.

Hey all, I've been looking for the data to support this but it's hard to find at the moment.

I have found a lender who has given a soft okay given the limited data I have provided.

.#4 Compile Your Prices into a Spreadsheet or Estimating SoftwareOnce you start to get a better understanding of Labor and Material costs you will want to store this data into a spreadsheet or software that you can use to help you streamline the estimating process.The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs comes with a spreadsheet that you can use to help you populate your own database of labor pricing and material pricing.

The philosophy is that this is a numbers game and that you need as much data as possible and as big a list as possible because this will give you the highest chances of getting deals.

Their insights, experience with rehabbing rentals and flips, and especially the key contacts you will need from home inspectors, insurance agents, lenders, contractors, etc. is invaluable to you as a new out-of-state investor.

It only appreciates or decreases in value a percentage of the change in my neighborhood median income from the time I bought, 2012, to the time I sold... yeah my situation is crazy!!!

@Tyler Lingle you mean fastest growing behind Columbus, O, right...sorry, man, Columbus rules the Midwest....projected to eclipse Chicago as the largest Midwest city...Columbus eclipsed Indy just before overtaking San Francisco in total population...creeping up on Fort Worth next....data is from esri/ arc gis...happy to send you the reports ;) I know...it's easy to forget Columbus is a Midwest city...we're looking more like Austin at this point.