We see the second unit as one that we could live in 5-7 years and then rent out or sell.We're trying to assess potential appreciation on a home closer to downtown (Lake Merritt) with more urban feel vs one that is more residential East Oakland Hills.

We closed one in Akron on Friday (sale), Have another Portage Lakes scheduled to close Tue.

@Maverick Voigtthere are many places here in Springfield, SW Mo. is full of places, Branson area around the lake, Arkansas and Oklahoma are options, yuk, LOLSounds like, buy, fix, sell, move on up.

It was located on highly desirable Lake Conway on a canal.

I live in the Boynton Beach/Lake Worth area.

Location, sizes, styles, acreage, condition, views, external factors (busy roads, the dump, lake view, golf course, etc).

Everywhere someone makes an accusation, they say "allegedly" and other similar words.

Yes, it does seem like a leaky umbrella @Jean Bolger .It was a large sum umbrella policy to allegedly protect me against such claims..among others.We had a dog bite incident in the early 1980s that made it all the way to the Texas Supreme Court, I believe --and it was fortunate that we had insurance back then.

Always great to see others in the Chicagoland area take control of their own futures.I have friends that attend the REI Club I belong to that live in Lake Villa.

-lakes/fishingThe list can go on and on...but you get the point.