what to look for in a neighborhood when out of town

[Virgilio Garcia]

Hello all, 

With the summer and upcoming holidays, many of us travel out side our neighborhoods for many reasons. 

i wanted to ask, what do you as an investor look for as far as properties and neighborhoods. For example, lets say you're out and about with the family and stay over at a friend or families house who has just moved into a new home in a new neighborhood. what would you ask? what do you look for in the town? as if you was interested in investing in that same area, what do you look for? Any red flags and what are some good things? This post is open to any thoughts and discussions. 

it would be great  to see replies and discussions from all over the nation so this could be anywhere in places such as,

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Thank you all.