It should return basic economic and demographic data but rental data, SFR data per zip codes is a pretty niche area of the internet.Big proptech data companies have some of that but it’s sparse.

I am self employed and run a trucking company so I write off my income to pay as little tax as possible.

You'll make more money if you invest in the stocks of the best companies but, when the market goes down, you'll generally still lose money because the stocks of the best companies will go down too.I could write a book about this but hopefully I already gave you enough food for thought.

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing substantial amounts of money into our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

Most property management companies will offer to place tenants for you for half of the first month's rent, so going forward if you decide you don't want to do this yourself that is one task you can hire out.If you want to know more, this is a great article that explains how to decline an application and has a sample rejection letter:https://www.apartments.com/rental-manager/resources/screenin...

My insurance company was threatening to cancel my policy due to the fire escape issue.

I signed up with one of the bigger companies managing rentals in the area and my property went on the market late December.

I can't see where you are but I'd love to have a conversation with you on questions that you should be asking, when interviewing a PM company.

But the difference is with a REIT, you own shares in a company holding many assets, and they are liquid.

My PM company had a maid service come in for $130 for cleaning a 2 bed 1 ba.