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it is a great place to live also if you can make a living in a resort style town. 

Coeur d'Alene is more hip and artsy with many small turn of the century victorians and craftsman style homes.

You could start by looking up recently sold properties on Zillow, realtor.com, etc but filter them for validity based on size, style, neighborhood, etc.

A lender (or potential purchaser down the road) will likely require environmental info if there is not a recent history recorded (phase I, II).

Now there are exceptions such as property taxes, environmental liens, municipal liens, etc.If research is not your specialty then get a title search prior to bidding on any properties.

some were old Some Doors Patch and Paint Some moldings were old style?

Un-screwing the audited financial statement proposal for Title III style raises would be a giant deal too.  

This explained his investing style, his mindset was to be in the game but to avoid almost any and all risks.

We started buying pure investments properties as we got richer ;)The transient life style can be a great asset.