I am currently a Senior at Iowa State University studying Supply Chain Management & Marketing.

I am in my undergrad at Columbia University but originally from upstate SC.

.#2 Title companies will accept a cashiers check, but will fight you on it, using language like "we can't".

Sometimes Sellers frown upon that language as smart sellers are wise to avoid contract flippers. 

. - You mean Los Angeles isn't the center of the universe?

Plenty of great Universities nearby to attract talent from.

My plan is to house hack in a multifamily unit in the East Newark, University Heights or Union City area because of their proximity to Manhattan.

I use to live in Jacksonville off University Dr. 

However, I finished grad school in Dec. 2016 at the age of 29 (Washington University School of Medicine in St.

Most importantly, does any of these submarkets have any economic anchors  like state government, major universities, major health care centers, or manufacturers that are independent of the economy like military suppliers that employs most of the residents of that submarket?