I know that in Orange County, CA, there is an apartment owners association and their magazine has a bunch of painters like this one.

Pittsburgh looks to be the better prospect, but it's a good bit farther, though having lived there, I know the area better than I know Philly.I am looking to connect with:New Yorkers who are investing in PhiladelphiaNew Yorkers who are investing in PittsburghLocal investors in PhiladelphiaLocal investors in PittsburghAnyone else who thinks connecting with me would be mutually beneficialLooking forward to exchanging info.

Even after some challenging situations, I am still interested in the real estate world and the opportunities real estate can offer someone.As a native New Yorker, I have seen the huge changes in the city of New York.

Bon Appetit magazine called it one of the top emerging markets in the U.S. ....I turned it over to one of my vendors when I left Atlanta and it's still going after 3 years.

Time magazine had a cover trying to scare us all to death over our impending doom due to freezing.50 years later it's global warming err. . .

just finished reading an article about Windsor in this months issue of Canadian real estate wealth magazine and they are saying there is a lot of growth coming to Windsor and a lot of money being invested in the city(I know this sounds very vague but I can elaborate when I have the magazine with me) making it one the best upcoming cities to invest in.

I grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, hence the background in arts journalism, but due to the era, I became interested in tech journalism also and that led to an interest in business topics and clips in local papers and magazines as well as national clips in Wired, Fast Company, the Industry Standard and others during the dot-com era.  

However in reality, some new Yorkers are the okay paying more due to the high prices in NYC, whick in turn, I think it's creating an inflation in prices in commuter towns.

“Any New Yorker knows that walking down the street, seeing the bustling outdoor dining scene, shops open and active, this is the city that we know and love, in a slightly new incarnation.”

Maybe no going will be a step you take but assuming you can reach your end goal and do that is going to close to options that really might be necessary steps to get to you where you want to end up.If I were your age with the goal of being a real estate mogul with my experiences now I would do or consider the following:-Read a boat load of information out there- books on wealth, books on real estate, magazines and journal that real estate agents and buyers read.