Have you tried Data Tree?

HAR only releases the Greater Houston data monthly, but there's other data available in HAR broken down by city.

Wish I could find the source on that data, but I've heard it more than once.Demand is insane, and looking on the MLS isn't going to get you a deal right away - with some rare exceptions, of course. 

The study resulted in several interesting findings, including: • Most people moved to a place within the same county (62%)• 1 in 6 (16%) people on the move chose to find a new home across state lines• The top destination city was Scottsdale, AZ, with twice (108%) as many people moving in versus out• The top destination state was Idaho with 48% more people moving into it than out of it• 1 in 8 (13%) of all out-of-state moves were moves to Florida• 20% of all moves in America happen on Saturday• 35% of all moves took place in the Summer months“This particular study stands out because HireAHelper’s data takes into account the small, do-it-yourself moves that are invisible to large moving companies that have traditionally published migratory figures,” says Dr.

Have access to Newmark Grubb data but this is focused on industrial / commercial properties. 

I’m hoping to get advice and reassurance from this great community to help me execute, as I know that wisdom comes from experience, something that I admittedly don’t have in the real estate space (yet).I’m leaning towards getting into SFR turnkey rentals for all of the obvious reasons (low capital required for entry, less time intensive since I still work full time, etc.).

http://www.city-data.com/zips/...City data has some pretty cool information if you're looking for specifics.  

. $450k entry level 1br can gross up to $50k/year.

By that, what I mean is, what data points/sources of data, have you used in the past, or that you currently use, to help you identify a spot in town that is either experiencing gentrification, or is likely to experience gentrification.This isn't question isn't meant to solicit anecdotal/qualitative responses like:"I drive the same road every day and have watched the properties go from being shacks that are barely standing, to getting torn down and replaced by new apartment complexes" -OR- "whenever Starbucks builds a store in an area of town where most of the properties are eyesores, distressed, or are mostly rented out... if Starbucks is building a store in that area, I know it's going to be up-and-coming"That type of advice may be beneficial for some, but much more circumstantial and prone to inaccuracy.

Additionally, I get 1 Terabyte cloud storage per user, and if you sync your PC to the cloud, what you enter is automatically synced to the cloud, backing up your data at the same time.