Other key economic indicators are in play when assessing viability of a market, and these are highlighted in a collaborative annual report done by PricewaterhouseCoopers & Urban Land Institute titled Emerging Trends in Real Estate.These two leading real estate research sources use criteria — such as population, size & growth, development opportunities, investment capital inflow, and transaction volume to define viability of U.S.

How do you define rent roll and what info do you include?

I believe Creating your boots on the ground Team is one of the best if not THE most important component.

There are 4 major components to a flip: 1) the capital to complete the deal; 2) the initial purchase; 3) the renovation; 4) the sale.

Once you define those you can start learning about the strategies that make sense for those outcomes.

@Steven Wilson Can you define C to B...based on what?

I strongly recommend you define a tenant scoring system and stick to it.

3) What is the metro market size as defined by Bestplaces?

Since houses in this area really don't depreciate, I believe they are talking about the individual components of the property, e.g.

An exchangor is a principal or agent that improves  a client's or personal situation by exchanging current property ownership benefits for an improved set of benefits, as defined by them, to be realized from the process.