At least, on the whole.In the town I grew up there were rentals with dirt floors, which was only discovered and reported when a census agent knocked on the door.

I just moved away (to Connecticut) but I grew up in the Columbia area, went to Clemson, and lived in Greenville for a time.

Hi Omri, I grew up in Pennsylvania and have lived in Tennessee for over a year now.

I have $30,000 set aside for real estate investing, and I grew up in Chapel Hill and would like to stay in the area for at least a little while, so I’ve been thinking of buying a single family home here.

I've recently moved back to Indianapolis where I grew up, and I'd like to start by house hacking in the area. 

I grew up in the country, working with my hands, around family members that could build a house from scratch.

This leads to all sorts of market distortions and inefficiencies.Last I heard California is still a democracy so "the politicians" were elected by the people of the state, and are doing what the people want them to do: to perpetuate the endless growth myth of the post-WWII boom, during which California grew on cheap oil, cheap labor, and cheap federal money.

The list of items you'll be repairing and replacing just grew to multiple pages.None of the items you mentioned are good things that are good things just because the house is next door...or they are countered by bad things.

I will be happy to share how we grew step by step.

I grew up in Farmville so I know I am very familiar with the surrounding areas all down 460w.