Conventions in the Orlando area are canceling left, right and center, because of the immigration laws just passed, because of the tension of the whole LGBTQ thing and whether you are a supporter of the present Governor or not, is really irrelevant to this, my problem, because this is what is happening in this area.In 6 years of owning this house, I have never NOT HAD the house booked for July 4th weekend, labor day weekend, Halloween weekend.

Albert Lowry was an unemployed immigrant.

In Chicago we had a water leak in the basement that cost us $1,500 to rectify, in Phoenix we had a swift market downturn that kicked us in the rear on two properties (illegal immigration checks policy).

Their fear of making mistakes, fear of failing, and fear of taking the plunge fearing failure.All these concerns cannot compare to the plight your dad, and many other immigrant Patriarchs and Matriarchs, faced moving to a new country with very little if anything to their name.

There are also undocumented immigrants who may not qualify to purchase their own home in this country.

The rest of the country could have used folks like you chasing off the folks selling no doc, no money down, interest only loans to immigrant families.

I used to work for the government, in the same building as immigration. 

Immigrants, new job seekers, etc- Google Street View- Your own eyes A $300-400 flight for a $100k+ investment is important and will give you the best sense.

Other northeast cities developed more in the late 1800s and early 1900s with large influxes of immigrant populations, and a lot of multifamily houses were built then, or converted to multifamily use then to support that new population.  

I would also argue that a good economy results in lower crime and increased immigration (you need workers).