It's a spacious 4br 2.5 bath with finished basement in desirable school district in a B Class neighborhood.

We look at things like safety, unemployment, schools.

As you've mentioned, great schools, area in general is nice and it's centrally located.

I briefly worked in commercial lending after I finished grad school and that really opened my eyes to the inner working of that industry.

BP has built a great selection, all of them worth reading and that will help you build foundational knowledge.To answer this one: the words from old school investor Dolf De Roos "seldom sell" and you will find a lot of post on BP from people who regret selling properties in the past.

Battery Park City Exchange (New York City): The city of New York engaged in a land swap with the Battery Park City Authority, allowing for the creation of a new public school and affordable housing units in exchange for a parcel of land that was then developed into a high-value commercial property. 5.

FInd a good old school General Contractor and forget these engineers.

I am not a tax adviser and barely graduated high school so I am not sure if I would listne to me. 

I know the university, the med school, and the hospital are there, so surely an MTR would work well.

We had it for our kids while going to school .