I would take it with a grain of salt but sometimes perception is reality and if you speak to enough people you can get an idea of what each town is like. 

What my goal is is to have even the most conservative numbers make sense so that reality will make it better than expected.

Our credit in this country is too easy.. and the other stark reality is people can and are pigs and live in conditions we would think they would die from mold or other bad stuff.  

I would also charge for cats because in reality cats destroy more than dogs if there is carpet in the property.

If you ever find yourself somehow bending the true reality of the situation you should take a step back and reevaluate.

If it was 60 days or less, you may be covered, but the discretion is really up to insurance company since when it becomes vacant, your risks go up and you are expected to get a vacant policy to cover these increased risks (one of which came to reality).

But that is the reality of a small space.

That will give you the first impressions.Then, I think the first big leap (and dose of reality) is starting to put in offers.

lands like these have zero or negative value  that's the reality. 

What becomes a priority will become a reality.