Nowadays you can get most of these information easily from sources on the web like https://www.zipinsight.com/, at that time I did a lot of legwork myself which took a lot more time.

The off-ramps planned along 59th will give much needed freeway access to residents in the area, although the possible increase in traffic may rub may people the wrong way.

on your web site :)

@David Daniels , @Ned Carey ,From their website:"Realist® from CoreLogic® is a public-record database that seamlessly integrates with any web-based multiple listing service (MLS) system to provide in-depth property and ownership data, market information, street and aerial maps, as well as market trends to its users" - www.corelogic.com/products/realistI have MLS access in quite a few cities around the Country, and the trend is to use Realist on the back end as the "tax" database.

About daily traffic count of 45,000 car.

I'm on a couple real estate groups on Facebook and there usually is a decent amount of traffic around SS.

He eventually sold his site to another person, and it started to decline in traffic.  

That said - VRBO is very well known and should deliver good traffic & value to your father-in-law.

I run a web/software service company, but have always had an interest in real estate.I'm also interested in getting more involved in the real estate community to find ways to "marry" software and real estate or improve current systems -- to help owners, agents and others in the industry make more money, manage properties better, work efficiently, etc.Thanks for reading and look forward to making new connections,Marco

Then coffee shops pop up as they bring traffic.