These are all signs of the health of a neighborhood.  

The generalist doesn't have the knowledge a specialist does so they can make costly mistakes or things they didn't know to check for.Credit rating of a tenant is one item to check for, corporate or franchisee, liquidity and net worth, expansion plans and debt loads, health sales to rent ratio for business model, and on and on.

They all seem to be a front end for the mls and show the public data only.  

However your situation is similar to the same question i am dealing with except you are dealing with the one of the other exemptions to non qualified use time listed:https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch15.htmlhttps://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdfMy Situation:1) Bought house Primary residence on 10/1/2008 in VA and moved in right away.2) Took new job assignment (assumed to be temporary for 2 years) within company 6/1/2010 requiring move to Hawaii.

At some point there will be a public record making the foreclosure process official.  

Not the kind of publicity an agent would want. http://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2017/01...

@Brandon AvedikianA lot of the information you're looking for is available in public records (at the county courthouse).

It is all on public utilities which are all paid by the tenants.

It doesn't do any harm if undisturbed, but if it's in the ceiling and you go to remove it, it becomes a serious health hazard.

To the extent that you wish to trust the demographic data entered by the loan originator, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data is publicly available so social justice groups can sue lenders for unlawful discrimination if the data indicates that is warranted (Wells Fargo etc).CFPB has an interactive website that lets you play with the data.If there is something unique about properties in the area you want to buy in that you want to get in front of, nothing will beat picking up the phone and calling agents in the area.