He’s planning on buying the building next to it and break through the wall to expand the current 8 unit building into 12 and his design includes a gym, garden, and a roof top terrace.

I have property in Santa Ana, Garden Grove and West Covina, but my wife just loves the ocean.

There is more of a draw with having an international airport, NHL/MLB/NFL, Busch Gardens, Urban as well as coastal options etc. 

The Garden State group meets once a month in Summit, NJ and there is also a meetup in NYC.

Invest in Debt - By James Napier ( oldie but goodie) Performance Anxiety by Gordon Moss.  

I also did a flip in Pearl City - I think it was Waiau Gardens - where the LH owner was behind in his lease rent (or mortgage - can't remember, maybe both) and I bought the fee at the same time, effectively canceling out the LH.

Units: 23Building Size: 16,333 SFPrice/Unit: $130,000Property Type: MultifamilyProperty Sub-type: Garden/Low-RiseProperty Use Type: InvestmentCap Rate: 5.15%Gross Rent Multiplier: 11.80No.

Welcome @Sean Esdaille have you done some deals in Winter Garden 

I started investing when I lived near the Botanical Gardens and knew South City pretty well.

Learn from home- need more space- families with kids need spaceSafety and elevators- don't want to be in that spaceMass city transit and density- don't want to be in that spaceCrime- more safety outside of the cityOutdoor space for gardening-  lots of urban gardeners now almost overnight.