Then, at that point, why not just join the MLS for a few hundred dollars more and have access to comps and tax data?

Highest accuracy in the business as they actually update their data daily.

The current 6% mortgage interest rate is actually normal in a historical perspective and a lot of US real estate isn't profitable with such a rate and it might not go back down to a real-estate friendly level for a long time.

This is something that even I didn't pick up in my data analysis, and I'm supposed to be the "market analysis guy."

Neither outcome is good for you.I give some approximations of each expense category in The Hands-Off Investor, but the best way to nail down operating costs is to look at the property's historical performance.For example, Contract Services and Utilities. 

we are using REsimpli for our CRM and they can pull data etc. its pretty much a one stop shop for running an investment firm/renovating/wholesaling.

Hey BP,I'm diving deeper into market research and looking to build a reliable process for identifying market metrics, data, and trends.

Padsplit gather tons of data so you can ask your AE to provide the Orlando market data to you so you can make a relevant decision. 

Crime data.

He analyzes the data regularly and names the best locations to invest.