I'm personally a bit skeptical of the online rankings, in terms of knowing how a child could succeed and be happy or not, versus a ranking of "top10", or in the top 100.We are in the Smokerise area. 

Plus, once they moved in, they realized fixing it up was too big of a project for them.When I asked them Pete’s question, they tearfully told me they felt they were letting their loved one down by not being able to fix the house up.They’d started looking for a new place and found they’d be able to purchase a house they’d previously lived in – it was where they’d brought their first-born child home to.

Seeing that we will be living in one of the units and expecting our first child in June, I'd like to invest my money is areas that considered safe and family friendly.Also, if we were to have $20K - $30K saved up buy the time we are ready to buy, would going the SF route with an FHA loan be viable option for what I am wanting right now? 

I was never hugged as a child.

Unless yours is a designated 55+ community, you can't decline an applicant for having children, or a specific child.

I'd love to be able to listen to him with my wife and child in the car, but there is just no way I can.

With our first child due in May that should help, and when I'm ready for another deal I will be better able to qualify for financing.

@Nick NoonI just wanted to add that not all naysayers are bad people, for instance you might have a mom telling her child not to hit a jump on his motorcycle.

We see the momentum Downtown(we have a triplex Downtown too), and know those people will leave the City but want to stay close, but maybe can't afford a 300K-$400K home in GP right when they have their first child/get married.Lets not make this more complicated than it needs to be, if your monthly rent is not 1% of your purchase price, the deal is no good for investment purposes in most cases.  

With our younger child also starting school this year, our mortgage and their tuition would be about the same now.We also have good amount of equity in our home but I'm struggling with what to do.