.)· Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms· Population Change (Births, Deaths, In-Migrations, Immigrants)*note that some of the metrics are composites that are computed by comparing two or more variables from the ACSA number of the variables above can also be broken up into cohorts, which will give you even more insight into how an area is doing.

I also plan to complete some aesthetic renovations over the summer.Looking at the comparables in the area, most similar properties rent for $1250-$1400 a month.My issue is that with my current expenses at $1224 a month without utilities, that leaves me with very little cashflow, especially for establishing a reserve fund for repairs and vacancies.

Comparable recently sold property is all that matters. 

You can also show your tenants comparables.

(I said it much nicer than this, however, there is a language barrier as he is Spanish speaking and very little English) Due to this, the tenant has decided to withhold his rent for his last month of the lease stating that he's not paying until he gets his deposit back (which is $850 compared to $950/mo current rent).

Compare a 3/1 to a 3/1.  

Private lending is more comparable to the Wild West of lending as the options are endless and vary case to case. 

I thought this would be a good experience to go through my projections/forecasts prior to the deal and then compare them to reality a few months after the purchase.

I would bet that you could compare their basic property data in every area in the county and the only differences you would find would would be due to data entry errors (and possible a technical error here and there).

Dora, Eustis,  and Tavares and from what I can tell the cost to purchase properties out there compared to the Orlando area are way lower than that same comparable rent decrease.