Good areas for families in Mountlake Terrace / Lynnwood, WA?

[Kyrstin Szewczyk]

I'm an investor located in North Seattle and am looking to buy a place (single family home for buy and hold) a little north of Shoreline (thinking Mountlake Terrace / Lynnwood).  Due to all the rental laws (and fear of how many new laws they'll make) in Seattle I don't want to buy another one here. This would be a rental investment we'd want to be safe for a family (though I realize that might not be who we rent to ultimately) but also potentially somewhere my in-laws could live in the future. 

Are there areas / neighborhoods that you'd recommend? Where would you avoid? Bonus if it's near I-5 since if we are driving to get my in-laws / visit them we'd want it to be a short drive so that visiting could happen frequently. 

Also, any other info about the area you think would be helpful would be much appreciated.