The goal would be to provide an introduction to me as well as some of the more granular details of my investments.

Jack & Shweta - clearly you've both done your homework, I will continue preaching to the choir and get even a little more granular on the positive points you have made: Affordability: Wage growth has lagged cost of housing growth in the U.S. over the past 35 years.

I would check out Crime Reports dotcom for more granular data.

What I like most about real estate investing is the fact that it is all local and granular.

It seems as though you have some high level return metrics you are looking for (i.e. 2x multiple would indicate you're looking to double your money during the investment: $50K ----> $100K) so curious what return you are looking to calculate more granularly?

Some prefer SFHs because they're more granular and there is a larger market for the properties themselves.

Be specific - not just SFH or Multi, get more granular - sq ft, bed bath, zip codes, etc. 

You have to get more granular in all facets of underwriting.

I wanted to ask about how folks here approach doing research on a rental area to determine if it's a good place to be and how granular do you usually get?  

The first step is to get way more granular!!