well I grew up slinging paper for my dad.. its a great way to get leads.. 1% rule alive and well.put 1000 out get 10 leads make one sale.. at least it was that way for my dad in the 60s and early 70s.it was illegal on the mail box.. and some of our paper slingers even though told not to still did.what I found the best was wedged in the garage door.. this way when the garage open it feel down and they could see it even if they don't open the garage and it stayed there for a long time,  Plus on neighborhoods with snout garages you could get a lot of paper slung out pretty quickly.especially in row house situations  Like San Francisco but boy those hills got us.. !!!

Keep in mind that the local rankings in order of desirability, as harsh as it may be, are as follows (sorry locals, I grew up in Brazoria): 1) Lake Jackson and immediate surrounding area (Clute not viewed favorably by long time locals) 2) Angleton area 3) Brazoria 4) West Columbia 5) Sweeny 7) Surfside and Freeport maybe tied. 

I am looking to start out in the Glendale, CA area and I also have a lot of knowledge on the New York City area, where I grew up. 

@Filipe Pereira I grew up in Windsor, work in Meriden, and am open to those areas for all the same reasons you stated.

@Anthony McEvoy Ironicaly grew up right next to St Charles IL and now live in St Charles MO.

I grew up in Southern California (mostly Encinitas) and I've spent most of my adult life in Northern California.

I grew up in Baltimore , the BEST decision my parents ever made was moving to the county . 

Its actually the house I grew up in.Owner died a few months back and the house is now in foreclosure.

I grew up in Miami for most of my life, and lived there for about two years in the Naples, FL/Fort Myers, FL area.

Family member assured me things were good on their end, but I am a little more risk adverse, and want to be sure things work out well for them in the long run because they've helped us in this venture and deserve to be rewarded for that.I grew up here also, and agree Rosewood is a great part of town that still has some good opportunities (unlike Shandon).