If it is commercial properties such as gas stations, supermarkets, shopping plazas, or stores, then any of the above-mentioned cities will be a good place to purchase property; however, the success of such businesses depends greatly on their location, and we will gladly find you a commercial property in the ideal location for your type of business.- CAN A FOREIGNER BUY REAL ESTATE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC?

Points that stood out:ferry ride is 30 minutes just to get to the tip of Manhattan, so Midtown is an hour ride giving LIC a huge advantagethe rush hour crunch at loading at either end of the ride isn't that pleasantthe Verrazano Bridge toll is $16 cash, which makes it a bit awkward to invite family / friends over on the weekend (compared to areas served by free bridges)the local supermarkets are in less developed areas which requires venturing out of the luxury bubble (which will probably change)What I found is that people looking to rent on SI already have some connection to SI (which means avoiding the bridge toll issue and familiarity with the commute).This is not necessarily a Bad Thing. 

Super market for long term buy and hold but it's incredibly rough to find anything with numbers that make sense for much else. 

Proximity to bars/supermarkets.

@Kim H.Here you can buy them anywhere - supermarket, hardware store, etc.Where it is rare occurrence in Dallas, you may be stuck?

With regards to the carpet cleaning, I would tell them you will have it cleaned; I prefer it that way anyway after some experiences with tenants doing it themselves with one of those machines that can be rented at the supermarket, which resulted in my having to get it professionally cleaned afterward anyway.

I'm standing in line at the local Kroger Supermarket the lady behind me had a few people come up to her asking how her brother was doing ?

They opened up a new Key Food Supermarket down the street from a flip we are working on in Newark.

The same size apartment but brand new above a supermarket about 1mile from the property in question is listed for 500kUSD.

Taking out the trash does not make any more noise than leaving and coming back from the supermarket, checking my mail, or anything that requires leaving home for a period of time.