The most likely main focus of many congressional hearings on this nomination will be on how to address the affordability crisis in this country.

Have also seen many posts from around the country with investors having the same issues. 

One land speculation I bought 4 acres in sonoma County CA ( wine country) in 96 for 27k it was unbuildable at the time ( could not get a septic system on it) Well city grew to us The Graton Casino comes in right across the street and we sold a few years ago for over 2 mil to a land assemblage investment company.

You don't have to fly halfway across the country to try and figure all of that out.

So that information is not country wide it only works in specific states.

As the 3rd largest MSA in the country it's hard to generalize the Chicago market as it's actually over 100 different submarkets when counting the 78 communities in Chicago property and then adding in the various suburbs, including in and around Naperville. 

I doubt you will have to do this, but some areas of the country are nutsy...

Avoid Kaufman county, that's good ol'boy country there.

But, did you know that your beautiful country of origin Mexico also has plenty of exciting real estate investment opportunities?

Do I give up access to transportation, restaurants, cultural activities, doctors, emergency medical care, religious and business activities, vet care and maybe more, to live in the country on my ranch or on the beach in a beautiful country, or do I keep access to all those things and live in the city?