I picture its location, and I can only picture that it has enormous potential.You have easy access to the Pike from multiple parts and subsequently commutability to both the I-495 and 128 technology belts, a commuter rail station to Boston, a growing public university, vibrant shopping at route 9, a bunch of relatively new reputable breweries, etc.

For instance when Robert Kiyosaki wrote that your house was not an asset, the general consensus was (and still is for the general public) that your house is an asset. 

Its a great resource for CA landlords. http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf

From my time working with the public my experience is 90% or so of people do right, all the time, without any prompting.

That is not public information or something that can be found at the county.

Public Oblivious to BubbleI won't include my opinion.  

How does it go: "There's no such thing as bad publicity".

I also used public records searches for Maricopa County and Zillow to give me more information.Next I found a realtor in the area and a mortgage lender who pre-approved me for the amount I was looking to spend.

Better yet, if you live in an area with good public transit, then see if you can make yourselves a 1-car household. 

You need to learn how to use the local online public records if you want to understand these things.