The Naval Bases and Navy Shipyard are the big employers followed by academia (the colleges and local school districts).

After about 5 years we unloaded it, since then we sold everything in Richmond and went to other cities with much more growth.If I would go back to Richmond, I would stick to the museum district and anything west of it following broad st till about the children's museum.

I don't know as much about FL as I do Boston and MA, but my research into south Florida and raising children pointed me toward:Southwest RanchesWestonCoral SpringsDavieCooper CityI focused on desirable school districts and these were top performers.

I submitted an offer yesterday for a 2100 sq ft home 3/2/2 on 0.3 acres, in the best school district for 115k.

We're looking at making a personal investment in a parcel of unimproved land (no utilities currently) in the limited improvement district of Perry Park in Larkspur.  

Although the initial uptake is slow (I'd recommend budgeting in some advertising), it ends up being a really sustainable product if there's ways to build/park the tiny houses near entertainment districts (i.e.

Is it in a historic district? 

I have found a great property in a better school district that my wife and I like.

You should probably contact your local SBA district office to see who can help you with that.

I would also recommend checking if your house would be in historic district as that will complicate any exterior improvements now and in the future.If you would like to meet up sometime my husband and I would be willing to help a local investor.