I'm in western KY, so my market is very different from yours but the basics are still the same.

I live in the city of Chicago but go to stores near where my parents live in the suburb of Oak Park and other wealthy western suburbs.

CA and many other western states and I think WI are community property states, having their own set of rules.  17 states are Tenants by the Entirity states, and have their own set of rules.In any event a detailed Pre-nuptial Agreement drafted by an attorney specializing in pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements is essential. 

In my experience on the western side of Orange county, I've found that townhouse HOAs charge about 1/3 to 1/2 of what condominiums tend to be looking for.  

Thinking of picking up my first property in western MA soon.

Hi everyone,I recently located a 3 unit property in Western MD listed at $100K.

I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Western Michigan and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue.

I see it in virtually every mid western city I work in and I work in all the major one's 1 to 2 million or more in the metroplex.So in our fair city Portlandia  which has NO sprawl and a critical shortgage of land.. any major shopping type center that is not economically viable.. it would be bull dozed and another use would come right in behind it... there are also shifts to these semi open air malls  as well.. there is a brand new one , or maybe 7 to 8 years old on the north side of Jackson MS... the old malls on the south side of town are all closed and boarded unless there is a Baptist church in them.I have seen some cool new design's in KC lately... things change  and the strip mall and mall will change nothing ever stays the same

We have the following under contract now:122 (120occ) space park in western NY.  

Again, I'm in Western Massachusetts.