I have a property to wholesale that has its certificate of meth abatement after someone smoked there.

Every night the kids invite their friends over to talk on the terrace and smoke weed.

Talked with a seasoned owner this weekend, and he was telling me he is meticulous about checking/adding smoke detectors when he gets a new place.  

I would reach out to the town and they should be able to supply the history. 

I'll have to see if I can find an 'Address service requested' stamp at an office supply store.

The current owner by law, in DC has to supply their tenants with notice and it is in your best interested to make sure these notices are delivered as scheduled.  

Houston September Housing Stats are out:  http://www.har.com/content/newsroomHighlights are: Single-family home sales rose 3.5 percent compared to September 2014;Total property sales were up 2.2 percent (8,024 units);Total dollar volume increased 3.8 percent to $2.1 billion;At $270,901, the single-family home average price reached a record high for a September;At $208,000, the single-family home median price also achieved a record September high;Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 3.5-months supply versus 2.9 months a year earlier.

Athens is an interesting town that has a constant new supply of residents.

So how is it that many of these states, particularly the southern ones, are seeing solid appreciation despite a potentially large supply of cheap inventory in the pipeline?

Of course you would still need to supply some data manually, such as estimated repair costs, utilities, etc.