Best,Gregory Lomelin Hi Gregory,I live in the Vintage at Arboreta community right at the base of the mountains just north of the train tracks where the 2nd phase of the Gold Line is to come through. 

Walk score, ride bike to work.I am with you there.. find these pockets these gems and help transform them.

Visit during one of the festival times.Seoul Korea- A hidden gem city that never sleeps.  

I would focus on population growth there’s many articles on small hidden gems in the Midwest that provide a stable labor market with a lower price point then some of the overheated sunshine states.

If he truly is a gem and will help you build your portfolio, I would have an honest conversation with him.

For resources to review, Royal Legal Solutions has a ton of videos/articles/books geared towards new investors and best practices for entity structuring and operations.Thank you so much for the gems and recommendations  

I adjusted my expectations and saw that I was going to have to work harder to find the gems in my particular market.One may wonder why I am defending the “rule†when earlier in the thread I challenged its veracity (under certain circumstances.)

Oddly enough, 2000 vintage loans had higher default rates in near term than those of 2001, 2002 and 2003.

The bathrooms have that vintage pink and black tile.

Yes, and in South Florida – Broward county has one of the largest ‘retired’ populations in the country, and these 'Baby Boomers' are now between mid-50s and 60's many of them were  post war- post depression raised children and investors, they have equity in their homes and after they pass, these properties can be gems.