I'd say your best bet is to visit as many local REIA meetings as possible and talk to as many people you can.

@Michael Lerch I agree, it was harsh, when you were a little kid and started to run in front of a car, I bet your parents spoke harshly, responded quickly with a commanding voice.

I'll bet they would be happy to answer any questions they can.

I've helped a couple of people contest assessed values and didn't make the connection with the Board of Equalization and equalized value.I love the idea of data crunching on large swaths of information and your use of mortgages (I assume you have an appraised value at the origination date) and HPI are also compelling.Although I haven't played around with it much, because our market is small and pretty homogeneous, I bet I could get just as meaningful information using age and square footage (also available on our tax rolls).

I'll bet if you put pencil to paper, you'd quickly realize your time is better spent focusing on storage or Industrial investing.  

Sylvia, there are no CIA employees living in Douglas County, I'd bet on it!

So best bet then-- a knock on the door could work.

The other dangerous breeds might just inflict more bites (of the non-fatal sort) than safer breeds, so that could explain why they rank as dangerous but do not rank on the fatal chart. 

The best bet is to get a good EQ retrofit on your foundation.

One thing I have learned is that betting on appreciation is speculative, high risk and does not fit my investment strategy.