Grandpa had done really well investing in single family homes, apartments and even as a minority partner in the Salt Palace and Hotel Utah.  

Lastly, references are always good but you have to take them with a grain of salt.

Big leap for me as Im used to my Salt Lake City market and know that it is solid, despite a possible market adjustment on a national level.  

Take the advice with a grain of salt...but some of the things that this person might ask may have some merit.

Real estate, both free and clear as well as mortgaged, cash, gold, silver, food, water, and tradeable commoddities: spices, salt, soaps, matches, etc.

If you're in, say, Salt Lake City where there's a religious aspect, people would possibly even applaud an apartment alcohol ban.

Last year we payed per occurrence and were charged $65 for shoveling and salting, and when snow fall was more then 1 inch they would service the property.

You have to take what the seller is saying with a grain of salt.

There is a component of our electric bill that covers running the well pump and we must purchase salt for the water softener but water bills are quite high where I live and are constantly increasing.

We had to pull permits with Salt Lake City, but we didn't need to change the zoning.