Ogden Utah.....Is it worth it?

[Shaun Walker]

Ogden Utah....Is it worth it?* (It won't let me correct my typo in the title)

My wife and I just spoke with a lender and got pre-approved for a loan. We are planning on purchasing a duplex and living in half of it. The only place we can really afford in Utah is Ogden. I have been watching the MLS and some other sites for a while now and have seen some good deals come and go. We even went up there (from Orem, a 1.5 hour drive) to see some units and get a better feel for the community. It just seemed really slummy and dangerous in general, we even saw a drug bust at 3 in the afternoon! For those of you who own rentals, multi-family or otherwise, how do your units perform? do you have a lot of tenant problems? tagging problems? Drugs?

Is Ogden really a up and coming market like Zillow claims? https://www.zillow.com/blog/hottest-markets-2016-1...

We are anxious to get started and we want to stay in the state for now. Should we take the plunge and move to Ogden from happy Utah valley?

Just to get some key word alerts going: Weber County, Roy, South Ogden , North Ogden, Layton, Weber State University, Harrisville, Clearfield.