People in retail RE pay tons of money to market properties and most of that information is available for free in the form of realtor websites, magazines, newspaper sections and rental publications. 

The earnest money is what the brokers want and they sell it to the public as necessary.  

Nobody has yet mentioned to avoid posting publicly on the Internet how much money you have; all sorts of predators will be attracted, trying to separate you from that money.

The DIG website should have some sections that do not require membership; let me know if you as a non-member are unable to access certain specific sections of the site, and I can check whether that should be public or members only. 

Distressed sales are unique, so are properties, to my knowledge there are no stats that do that comparison, except total sales that are usually public information on the MLS.Not sure what that would even tell you in a market area.

One of the reasons that poor people remain poor is that they are the greatest consumers.....my lower income renters have the $1,500 tv's and latest smart phones but they take public transportation and will rent forever.

Just spitballing here...But to answer your question, you may be able to get a brief public record of any arrest through the sheriff's office with a case number.

Rapidly growing suburbs with good public schools: The southwest part of town has booming population growth, tons of new retail and great schools.

Our company offers a large amount of different types of properties to the public from foreclosed, privately owned (distressed properties), auction, bank owned/ REO’s, Cash Flowing Rentals, Flips, and Rehab’s.

This can be very attractive as it's so much easier.When a trusted person in the public eye takes your money and "invests" it, you are counting on their reputation and belief that, because they are an educator, your money is safe.