This narrative seems to be more of a news headline than an actual trend supported by statistics showing decreased demand. 

Add in that it's a rural area, there is going to be even more difficulty.Just curious, your insurance guy, are they a broker or one of the captive agent companies (ex: farmers, st farm, allstate, etc.)?

But I can see the slower trending now from 40 offers to 10 offers. :( lol  

Not sure if this is more of a trend than historically speaking, or similar and just getting more attention.

I think this will be the trend as California is not Landlord friendly and is much harder to scale.

It depends on a lot of things:- What are the long-term demographic trends in both areas?

In the meantime, I would like to share my experience from more than 5 counties of Southern California I am experiencing the same kind of market trend and that has helped me conclude that bubbles are being built in these areas.

The crowds aren’t always right, and sometimes we get so caught up in trends, we lose sense of whether or not an investment makes sense.In my area of work, the multifamily syndications, I would encourage investors to take the time to analyze the deals they’re considering, before jumping in with both feet.

The monthly pace of activity will ebb and flow as the recovery continues, but expect housing starts to remain in an upward trend.

Unless you have a specific project in mind for looking at historical Federal Tax Lien trends from the 1970's, these are not going to be very useful for you if you are trying to wholesale or invest.It may be a good idea to call Tarrant County's Recorder's office and see if you can get recently-filed Tax Liens, Death Certificates, Divorce Judgments, etc and see what they can do.