David Gellner, that is a good idea, yeah Seattle is at the heart of a tech boom, well it has been ever since Microsoft took root here, but it is even moreso lately.

The root of my question is....Is it okay to buy decent property in average or below average neighborhoods?

He really likes my place so wants to put down some roots.

The root cause was it was never installed correctly.

How quickly we forget our roots.  

I haven’t purchased any property yet but would like my first investment to be close to my roots in Metro Atlanta.

From tree roots flooding basements, glow plug and a motor replacement on one furnace only to turn around and have to replace the other furnace completely.

Good questions, rooted in research and action, will help you to find a mentor.

@Terry Jeffery There are some great REI groups here.I'd recommend going to the Roddy Round Up which meets in Addison.George and his family have very deep roots in RE here, and are good people.

when, upon waking up in the morning and looking in the bathroom mirror, you find yourself developing a striking resemblance to Quasimodo.....when you find yourself rooting for the anti-hero in a Charles Dickens novel...when you realize that over the years you have gone from reading the "funnies" to reading the "obituaries".....when "bad news" somehow appears to you as "good news" , which you somehow rationalize as "Tony Robbins style" positive thinking.....