Hey Karl, @Karl SzymanskiI can definitely understand the temptation to do something close to home, but it likely will depend on whether you are planning to manage these properties yourself (which I personally, wouldn't since you are simply just buying yourself a new job) and where the best forecasted ROI is at. 

@Jake Barrutia how do you know her job is awaiting her return?

However, if we go north end, I'd be forced to quit my job, due to the new home being too far away.

I have only been looking at residential, single family, but today I found two commercial spaces (office) that would be a great fit for my growing day job business as a lactation consultant (currently operate just by doing home visits, but want a dedicated office space to see clients one day).

Anyone have a good plumber I could use for this job?

@Caleb L.I would say it is fine, so long as your job is not just to find a property for an investor by middle man communications between a broker and the investor for a small payment (pretty much what a broker does).

I would get some contractors out there to start to bid the job..

Investment Info:

Single-family residence other investment.

Purchase price: $100,000

Cash invested: $100,000

Sale price: $646,000

Built this from the ground up. Lived in while finishing. Have reha...

Listen, my full time job is I own a restaurant franchise portfolio and then we have real estate.

It was definitely a "fix and flipper" lipstick job.