It includes, among other things, a comprehensive map of the Cleveland area, grading each area from A+ down to F, using a consistent, objective and transparent methodology using publicly available data (not subjective and arbitrary), which should help to ease the fears and really help you see what you are getting into.

-Can you provide market analysis reports, rental rate comparisons, and other relevant data for investment properties?

If you want to work with investors, focus on a submarket attractive to investors and become the expert on the data there.

This is what you consider to be INVESTING because your data and facts show you that the area is going to be stable and jobs are going to be there.

RealQuest is a corelogic product, and I've found their data to be very reliable (not affiliated in any way, just a satisfied customer).I used to use length of ownership as a rough filter for equity, but as David Beard suggests, that doesn't take into account HELOCs, second mortgages or liens.

Pretty sure I remember suggesting (strongly) that the OP do some research and networking in order to find some local resources for good online data.  

IF the borrower took out a 30 fixed rate loan at 4% on January 1, 2014, you could capture that data and run an am schedule to guess how much he/she would owe today.

With evictions unless you have online access to the lawyer data base many actions show up the same as an eviction.

Access makes it really easy to query the data and is faster than Excel. 

I recommend everyone read this, there's data against hot tubs, sump pumps draining into septic systems and yes even water from latex and other paint brushes going into the septic.