Ken,Things to consider:- Social Life - If your into night life or sporting events you might be better served being in the city.  

Good day BP family,I ran across a deal in suburban Chicago here's a quick run down of the deal...It's a multi use commercial building, 2 apartments upstairs and a sports bar downstairs.

I haven't found there to be high occupancy rates there, even in the peak seasons.I think some of the best areas are Somerville, Cambridge, Allston, Boston (South End, Back Bay, North End, Fenway etc).Anywhere near colleges, transportation (trains, bus stops), sports arenas, or popular areas will get high occupancy rates at higher prices.

For hobbies I love listening to music, playing guitar, reading, being outdoors (hiking, backpacking, camping, kayaking), lifting weights, playing sports, and meditating.

I like the approach of professional sports teams - trade trade trade until you get a franchise player. 

I recently gave up most of my units to management, and I definitely do make less on each property but it has allowed me to focus on growth and scaling which I couldn't do if I self managed everything.I own a small sports bar too, and it was due to my RE investments working out that I was able to buy it.

Real estate investing is a solo sport. 

Johns county with events like the TPC golf tournament and act like it is part of Jacksonville IT IS NOT....I would stay as far away from Jacksonville as I could...just my two cents.... http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/brawl-at-orange-park-mallinvolved-up-to-60-people-clay-county-sheriffs-office-says/515646161

In the last five years alone the market has been booming, and while the price of entry is higher than many areas, I think that if you're willing to sit on the property for a few months, a year, or a few years you would see great returns.A lot of big tech companies have been coming to Austin, it's culture of supporting small business has been great for startups, I read recently that they were had been polling for a professional sports team, and last, the prices of properties very near to some of Austin's biggest attractions (Downtown, the Domain, the Greenbelt, the lake, Circuit of the Americas) are still affordable.

Real estate investing is a team sport.