Decrease in rent prices in the Bay Area encouraging people to stay and causing slower growth in surrounding areas.I think this pandemic has changed alot of people's mind and will be changing mindsets where more and more people would want to own there own home because of the way future jobs will work and people want to get away from daily hustle bustle of congested areas. 

The taxes were insane - $9000 for a 3000sf home on Honea Egypt.

Anchorage is less of a vacation destination and more of a transportation hub for all things alaska.Anchorage has a larger population than other parts of South Central AK, and more hustle/bustle going on. 

I have heard that there are many educated people and that there is/was a bustling middle class of people there.

We could really use some investors to attend we have a lot of wholesalers who are out hustling and bustling but find it difficult to get investors.

A lot of people love the idea of living in the middle of a bustling city, and being able to take mass transit, ride bikes or walk to where they want to go.

I remember being at Cracker barrel waiting to be seated and looking in the Farmers Almanac going back years.What astounded me is yes people put 20% down but the cost of living was way less as well.I remember seeing something in the 1940's and 1950's a house was like 25 or 30,000 and the average salary was around 18,000.So it was easy to save money.fast forward to today on what a median home costs compare to average salary.Costs have gone through the roof and salary for most families has become frozen or decreased.The problem is pay isn't keeping up with costs of living.If we have no middle class and just the rich and the poor you are looking at another Egypt scenario.45% in Egypt live under the poverty level.That's why they led hundreds of thousands of protestors down the street to oust the president.I just don't see putting 20% down but maybe 10%Now if a house that was 100k was 3,500 down and that house dropped in value to 50,000 then 10% down is 5k.I could see that working.I just don't think salaries support putting 20% down for most people.

They are far enough away from the city to not have a hustle bustle feel to them.

Welcome Brian, Smithfield is a nice refuge from all the hustle and bustle across the river.Kudos for your persistence and realism!  

History shows a good % of tenants have financial difficulties and managing to collect rents is intensive.2) The $1M 6% complex is adjacent to a bustling area with upscale shops and restaurants, highbrow cultural activities, and is a magnet for the cities growing high-tech workforce.