I can’t say lacking the ground is as safe as having it, but driving isn’t safe, nor is cooking etc in certain applications.

Houses with enough space to park a boat... larger patios with basic outdoor kitchens to clean and cook the days catch.

People are leaving the state due to grossly over taxed counties like as Cook County as well as the states mismanagement.

@Nicholas Cook I would love to connect and talk shop sometime!

Using those capital funds for a SFH that you plan to live in and rent out an in law unit to help pay off your mortgage might not be bad idea but I agree that that route might not be the best use of your capital.I have investments in Sacramento and as @Nicholas Cook mentions, the west coast is more of an appreciation game rather than cash flow.

I provide that, plus a place to cook and do laundry in an environment that looks like Hugh Hefner decorated it.

-AND- stuff to cook and eat! 

The tenant that wants to stay is a smoker.

This discussion is really geared towards Cook County investors, but any advice is welcomed.Cook County recently passed The Just Housing Ordinance.

Joliet is ok, depending on the location within, Will counties taxes are not as bad as cook counties.2) To find a true deal, you will have to look off market.