Along with the hesitation of students trashing the place, the areas surrounding UT are tricky to navigate.

Purchase price: $175,000 Cash invested: $150,000 Located in The Great Smoky Mountains within a 5 mile radius to Dollywood and the surrounding communities, we decided to do a completely renovate this property down to the studs.

All that said, is Tampa FL or any surrounding area a good market for our budget and goals?

Midwest markets we like: OH (Cleveland and surrounding locations), IN, MO.

The areas that we have been considering mostly (in no particular order) are: Staatsburg, Kingston, New Paltz, Saugerties, Woodstock and surrounds.

Any areas you're particularly interested in in Fresno or surrounding cities that seem to be doing well?

I would hold anything in or surrounding Williamson county.  

I have to go before a town board to petition this.All the surrounding houses are sfh, and the building commissioner was uncertain if they would allow it.  

I invest here in the Northwest region of Louisiana and also the surrounding areas.

I'm a firm believer in surrounding yourself with others that you strive to be like.