There's often discrepancies between the two regarding square footage because the listing agent sometimes includes finished basements that the County assessment office doesn't recognize.  

Engineering companies will often assist with gathering bids and assessing costs.

Is progress making its way here absolutely and that comes with a price but still not at a level as seen in other heavily visited tourist destination.  

This has been a major setback to their progress, and at this point he and his family would just like to start over from the ground up. 

Once you have a good grasp on that, you can assess the risk of a REIT or regional player.

It might help to think of a few different categories:legal/land: encroachments, zoning issues, codes, neighborhoodphysical plant: wiring, roofs, HVAC systems, septic, gutters, deferred maintenance, lead, foundationsfinancials: tax changes, assessments, insurabilitytenants: arrears, deposits, ongoing disputesMy votes for most overlooked?

Have you made any progress in those areas?  

Having said that, connecting with other investors is the top helpful tip from most BPP episodes I've listened to.Looking forward to hearing your progress and following your journey.All the bestSam

They range from 2 to 4.5% of assessed value and reset every 3 years.  

So I'm curious how and where I would assess demographics/analytics, and what demographics/analytics to consider.