With regards to property data you will find the data between the two to be very similar but Melissa Data will have far fewer criteria to choose from.

HOWEVER, if I hated work, had less access to financing, more free time, etc, I would want to flip - potential for great profits, but usually is time consuming.

I found a helpful academic journal that studies the consumer response to natural disasters.

Off-market deals have been MUCH more practical during times when interest rates were higher and consumer confidence was way lower because it's almost the only thing sellers could get.

The idea of business tenants over consumer type tenants appeals to me.  

Plus the busy road seems to keep other problems at bay.It is about an hour away from where I live now though, and dealing with flakes (sometimes all the appointments flake, try to have a few at a time so as not to make it a wasted trip) is time consuming. 

It's not only time consuming but can also require a thick skin....I have had to break up more than one fight between subs who were voicing their opinions about each other's work.  

Paying off personal debt makes this a consumer loan (versus a business purpose loan to an investor) and subjects the lender to all rules and regulations of CFPB.  

Exactly, there are opportunities everywhere they are just fewer in number in some places over others.  

All the federal numbers are cooked to prop up consumer confidence along with rosy media spin.