A van that you could live out of would be perfect, as it would give you transportation and housing.

Todays cars are barely broke in at 100,000 miles and you will find if the drive train is in good shape on an auto you can just put 100 a month aside for repairs and oil changes and be able to have reliable transportation for 3 to 4 years on a 4000 dollar car that is paid for in cash.

Often you have the ability to check for previous fires, chemical issues and ambulance transports.

I want to get us a house soooo dang bad its pitiful, the area is not a good area for my son to go out and play so we have him stay inside mostly unless he is in school...One of the main reasons why I want to get into RE Investments, its a good vehicle to make the money I need and I can also find ways to get things fund, the harder part is going to these homes to fix them up to sell, I have no transportation but I am sure I can work around that, Home Depot does deliver lol...

Transportation is rarely figured correctly.  

Focusing on low rise buildings (multi family residential, mix used, industrial) with close access to transportation to NYC.Thanks everyone!

Proximity to services, schools, transportation, jobs, crime.  

The majority of the costs come from labor involved with the removal and set-up, not the actual transport.

Certainly access to good transportation is important.

A strong indicator for future appreciation is proximity to public transit so not only is it an easy commute to center city, being close to a huge transportation hub like 30th street station can only help a long term investment in my opinion.