I do not live in the city where I invest, so I sometimes have to rely on my realtor to view the home and take pictures for me.

Answers cannot be relied upon for any specific transaction or situation because every matter is unique. 

That is not a quote, but the basic meaning, anything, anything at all given to or spoken, or ommited that if known and should prudently be given, that a lender relies on or may rely on, to conduct business is included.

If I may offer another thought, the old pros and my almost 50 years of experience have taught me that if a “deal” relies upon tax benefits or structuring for the best tax savings for it to be considered a good “deal”, then it is not a “deal” at all.

Because consumers generally take out only a few home loans over the course of their lives, they often rely heavily on loan officers and brokers to guide them.

In some cases, you can get this list from third party data services... but if you want the information to be as current as possible (which is VERY important when you're relying on this kind of data, because it changes daily), it's best to get it directly from the county.

As I grow my rental portfolio, and rely on other people to help me more, my "gut" feeling and instinct becomes less reliable because I am not as involved as I used to be in tenant selection.

See this 6/18/13 article from the Detroit News, "Downtown Detroit rents go through roof":"Detroit — Residential rent prices in the gentrifying neighborhoods of Detroit are steadily marching upward, climbing in some cases by $3,000 more per year for the same place, and landlords are pushing them higher at every opportunity.That’s because the rent is still too low for buildings to pay for themselves without relying on government subsidies and foundation dole, developers and city economic officials contend.

I was relying on city-data to gather age demographics and looked at Genworth to find the different markets that has positive trends of ALF care costs. 

I hate to be negative, Paul, but I would not rely on that for a plan to feed my family.