I and other savvy experienced investors can read between the lines, but some can and will take your statements completely literally without having all the important intricate details which allows your strategy to work.Therefore, I want to point out that in any analysis of an income property, one must consider ALL of the expenses that eventually will take place over time and have a means for that one property's income to pay for it.

Some sellers are not privy to the intricate details in real estate transactions and going in with a better strategy might fit your end goal more precisely.

CA is a disclosure state so most data is readily available, but I see no logic behind excluding MLS HUD1s, if they'll be favorable to you (just be sure they will be before you push for that)We had completely renovated our house in the year since we bought it and wanted an appraisal about 40% higher than our purchase price...I provided two pages of intricate detail about the improvements, and that seemed to help.  

I also have collected a small library of business books, mostly real estate titles (because it is such an intricate and detailed topic).  

All the other economic and "do you feel safe" criteria seem intricately linked to crime. 

After many years writing drive control automation & the ongoing debacle with the array of Windows OS I have been a Mac convert for many years...my favorite is take a pic with your iPhone & it appears on your Mac in Photo's & all the intricate excel spreadsheets I design work fine on the Mac. 

Detroit is very large and intricate.

The cost of a new battery can be almost as much as the tool you bought is brand new.Miter Saw (great for molding and precise cuts)Battery Circular Saw (useful for flooring)Oscillating Saw (helpful for getting flooring under door jams and odd cuts)Shop-VacJig Saw (for flooring and intricate cuts)PencilsSpare blades for these tools, don't want to have to run out mid projectLots of white paintable caulk and a couple sponges for wiping excess off5 in 1 tool (cheap and great to have)Hand sanders, sometimes the electric/battery ones are too much for the jobStep stool (beats lugging around a ladder)Quality painting supplies like Wooster (sash brush, roller pads, roller and pole, plastic to protect the flooring)

It is an intricate, advanced strategy (such as taking over a property “subject to,” or doing apartment syndications) that should be done correctly in order to profit the most and stay out of legal trouble.I hope what I have written was not offensive.

BPO is similar to an appraisal but not as intricate but way more detailed than a CMA market analysis.Banks use them for getting a value range of a portfolio of loans they are buying, mortgage insurance premium request drops, pre-foreclosure properties, REO's, short sales, regular owners etc.It's a way to get more detail than a CMA but not dropping appraisal type money.