I would not rent to them based on no employment, (savings would not be a consideration.)I would not rely on "gut". 

I am slowly trying to close the loop on all of my concerns and using this forum to make sure that I do not miss anything major.I am going to rely heavily on the consultation of property managers who have better insights into the local office market.  

But he's in a market where almost anything sells, so he can rely on volume.

Relying only on a level of BPO without regard to UPB can also be a not so great idea.  

If you take a look at the last census update though it was for 2013, where as city-data and usa.com still both rely a lot on the 2012 update, so you may actual get better data from the census site depending on how significant the changes/corrections in your are were.

With this in mind, you will be facing heavy competition unless you have enough cash to pay much more than a property is worth.We had an agent who was great but we quickly learned that things move far too fast to rely on anyone else to find houses for us.

@Matt Faix These numbers look simplistic and I would not rely solely on them for the purchase. 

Sometimes the attorney (I'm in a judicial foreclosure where sheriff sales are the final step to foreclose) making the lender's bid will announce that they are bidding on a junior lien, but since they do not have to make that announcement you can't rely on that to happen.

It could grown into more than that, but with a full time job I'm not looking for more work.I currently rely on wholesalers so have less use for realtors for the initial purchase.

I would not rely on the owner/borrower policy in place to pay out any claim to you.