Most of what I've seen recommends the following:1) Make sure the city and neighborhood you're considering has the right demographics (growing population, ideally in the 20-30 year-old range since they tend to rent more), a diversified economic base, good schools, public transportation and low crime.

WHY to encourage public transportation.. but you know what this does.. people have cars anyway and its a mess.

Located on a quiet all-townhouse street, yet within a few minute's walk of public transportation, shopping, parks and nightlife.

Containers, by virtue of their design, and usage, are highly transportable.

There are a lot of bad deals out there and you have to know how to separate the bad from the good in order to be sucessful.Most of the posts in these threads lack substance, telling the OP to simply partner with an experienced broker.Posts like:Hard money lending is mainly unregulated (in almost all states) if you deal with commercial deals.

Myself and a few buddies are headed to Denver, CO the first weekend of August for a mancation..... we want to hike bike raft and not die... any suggestions on accommodations/ things we must do and preferred means of transport would be great!

Don't just think about the property as the place where you are going to live, but think about it as an investment and study neighborhood trends, schools, bus lines/transportation, proximity to amenities like a park or ball field and of course, crime statistics. 

Then when I was a teen with my own transportation they would pay me for labor.

Transport issues, rental restrictions, resale restrictions, etc. 

Illinois Commercial Transportation Law 8.