Would you consider this tenant statistically high-risk going forward?

Check airDNA and get statistics. 

Better tenants are easier to manage and require very basic resources.Tenants with under 600 credit scores statistically require higher more resources to properly manage.One of the managers of Nomad responded on another thread that they are a tech-focused service and NOT personal service oriented.- I take that to mean they can handle Class A and most Class B tenants, but not Class B-, C or D tenants.They probably are also NOT a good match for owners expecting personal calls and hand-holding.

For most sample sizes a sample of 20 is statistically VERIFIABLE, 3 standard deviations from the mean.  30 should leave little doubt as to where the market is.  

I'm interested in fix & flip and rentals, and have some experience with both, though not a ton and not in New York I'd love to chat with investor-focused lenders, investors, Realtors, contractors, people familiar with buying foreclosures, and people who know the areas.I really do try to do my own research but all the statistics and comps in the world don't tell the whole story and I'd love some insight from locals!

Also to focus on actual B-class pockets, I would also suggest extracting data by crime statistics, median household income and school ratings.

Check out this chart: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyMake sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.Horror Stories from those that did NOT Understand What they were Buying:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-baltimore-a-path-to-never-ending-painhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/432/topics/1231840-sell-at-a-loss-or-rent-at-a-losshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/840134-memphis-turnkey-tenant-turnover-costshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-experience-of-oos-investing-in-cleveland-after-15-years Hi Drew,Thank you for not only providing valuable advice, but also including statistics. 

Could be local market statistics, information on grants for 1st time buyers locally, etc etc...

You can probably find statistics showing where climate related risks to property are likely to increase.

The artificial gold rush of STRs painted a false picture of expectations in the short run in TN (we had some of that too in NC), but now the days on market and price reduction statistics in eastern TN are pretty hard to ignore as they outpace almost every Southeastern market.