Originally posted by @Cameron Riley:@Michael J.Read the book titled “ eviction “ 92 percent of landlords would rather select persons without KIDS to be their tenants I have trouble believing that statistic.

You might want to look at crime statistics in the areas where you are considering investing.

While Florida is the oldest state, Pittsburgh is the oldest Metropolitan Statistical Area in these United States.

I would like to know where he got this statistic about 10 years and out of the industry.

@Travis Biziorek actually statistical sampling is far more accurate of a method to determining actual population than the methods the census uses.

I'll add just a couple things to look for/ask about:Ask for data (like statistical data) on everything from vacancy and maintenance costs to average length of stay, average move out costs, eviction rates etc.As someone else mentioned, run your own numbers!

Then again, I have zero statistics to back up any of what I just said!

While the automotive jobs have somewhat left, the locations close to the freeways allow for commuters anywhere between Ann Arbor/Detroit/Southfield to live in these areas and make it to work within a 45 minute drive (which is statistically the furthest commute people will deal with without moving or changing jobs).

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I can statistically prove it :) and I have a lot of investors/students in Texas who are being very successful doing just the steps I outlined.