i know theres different goals when making a purchase so is general and not limited to flip or rental etc...much appreciated if you can please list your main items you use and link any tools or sites that are useful to evaluate those items.ive read thru the BP and many other resources and theres so much data its honestly a bit much,  just looking for a simplified checklist and then can drill that down to learn more.thanks!

@Royce TalboI just got off the phone with them, they basically said they have multiple sources of data that they use for negotiating with the tax assessor and they wouldn't go into detail.  

As they never get enough steam going to make a living.However I do think you can't underestimate the value of access to the MLS.. especially now with other sites getting kicked out of the MLS data bases.

JenniferI get my info from list source or melissa data.

No more legal size paper, margins for recording data, top, bottom and sides, by the time you have the body of your document, well....few will be on page.

What is the easiest way to "scrub" the data.

http://www.city-data.com/ shows most of the data you are looking for.

So I downloaded the data and got to work!

PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY SITES OR ANYTHING I CAN USE TO RESEARCH AND LEARN LOCAL STATISTICS AND DATA THANKS!

When this happens you kinda feel the end is near without even looking at the data...