Cedar Rapids has the advantage of being a short commute away from Iowa City, which is where the University of Iowa is located.

Revisiting smaller markets with reasonable commute times can also improve cash flow.

Not to mention my Japanese friends who are in college all have cheap apartments by the college because they don't want to wake up at 5 am for a 2-hour commute to school.

Additionally, my commute is 25 miles each way.Here's our plan:1.

Or maybe we stay and he commutes. 

You get more for your dollar and the commute on 36 really isn't that bad.

With the way Pensacola is laid out you can look in almost the entire area if you don't mind commuting up to 30 minutes. 

I have a couple of co-workers that live in Tracy and Manteca that do the 50+ mile commute.

I am curious to know if the proximity to Pennsylvania itself is a crucial factor in renting out the property, or if it would be equally viable to invest in an area further away from the city (with a 1-hour commute time, as opposed to a 30-minute train ride from Haverford).I would greatly appreciate if anyone could provide information on the actual rental prices for an average 3-bedroom house in these areas.

Second largest metro area in Alabama with a population of over 500,000 when including Baldwin County, of which over 40,000 individuals commute from for work.3. 7.5 miles from downtown is The University of South Alabama which employs more than five thousand people, and has over 15,000 students.