Expired listings are good too.If we are trying to market for possible short sales we do marketing to the foreclosure list or houses that have a high loan to value vs the tax rolls.Be aware when you buy your list you want the data to be relevant and current.

How to formulate data?

We have relied upon them to ensure we have all the necessary paperwork to improve our offers.

Unless you are dealing with true cash buyers who have plenty of it you need to ensure that the deals will fit the financing criteria.

Typically when an agent inputs the data for a listing, the property tax amounts are automatically filled in with data from the county public records.

May be less of a headache.Have you reviewed your lease to ensure compliance with the Chicago Landlord Tenant Ordinance?

If so just pull the sold data for cash only financing.

I'd much prefer if The Millionaire Next Door was the top recommended book - its written by a statistician and is backed up by real data.

Don't believe all the hype that your asset is protected in an LLC or CORP because a good lawyer or data researcher can find your asset no matter where you hide it.

Do you have any data that classifies this as one or the other?