Government planning and economic development4.

Some positive economic development seems to be happening there. 

An author on RE and economics I follow referred to Altos Research as he was reporting on inventory, and so I came across this video below by them.

That's just economics, it's either that, or a bunch of people lose their jobs working in real-estate, a bunch of old-folk lose their retirement funds and become welfare cases through no fault of their own, and rentals dry up, properties fall apart due to lack of maintenance, and you end up with nowhere left to rent eventually.

I am not sure which databases they were accessing but using someone in the industry and paying them to run a lien search for your list of properties may be the most economical and risk mitigating option. 

Jon,As you are probably aware, FL is having a crisis on Property Insurance  rates.  

There is so much economic diversity and progress happening here that it is a sound investment.

With the primary economic drivers in the middle.  

Due to the anti landlord laws & the above I'm considering moving and/or investing in Wa state.Are there any counties or neighborhoods in Wa state where cash flow is still viable, the market has upswing potential in terms of the job market & economic strength, and the tenant laws are landlord friendly?

This is allowing for maintenance expenses based on previous owner's history ($300-$600/yr).Assuming 3% appreciation in the property per year, and the equity that would increase from paying down the mortgage, this $40K investment would return over 15%/year in the  first few years. enough that i could have enough to refi a second property of similar economics in about 4 years.