If accurate you obviously have a decent understanding of the market.

You could do this part on your own, however, given the tight timeline and the fact that all the steps must be completed quickly and accurately, I would recommend you find a realtor who is an expert in short sales in your area.

My experience with the county clerks office is that they are accurate.

Hello Everyone,I have a quick question about finding accurate Property Tax info.I want to make sure I am doing it correctly because of course the numbers have to make sense.So I’m in Harris County here in Houston, Texas. 

But your analysis is not accurate ...

so if the 2% rule is not that accurate, which would be a more accurate rule to find rental property or does it depend on what works for you?

@Reid Isaki people say go see a tax professional because questions generally require answers tailored to that person's situation to be anywhere near accurate.

As long as your account name is accurate you will be fine.Consolidated accounts - QuickBooks Enterprise version will let you consolidate your financials.Company File - with the QuickBooks Accountant and Enterprise version you can open two company files at the same time.

For example, Sperlings has Kansas, MI a population change from 2000 to Now as -5% and city data has it as 5%I was curious what others have used or if one is more accurate than the other or a completely different site. 

The most accurate picture will come from the form 8824 which your cpa files for the non-recognition treatment.