I am seeking garden style or low rise units. 

It's like a blackhole - once it's starts it's nearly impossible for these places to reverse the trends - a few places in KS have gotten better - Dodge City, Garden City, Hays - they hang on and are relatively "progressive" (I use that term loosely) compared to their other rural neighboring cities) and have found a way to survive and somewhat thrive in today's society.  

I've heard of guys getting up there with a brush and a bleach solution, but it's usually for something like a patch of moss.

Innovative shed décor can turn the old gardening shed into a haven of tranquility for mom or a gaming studio for those noisy teens.SummaryBy choice or lack there of, many more people are living in smaller spaces and will continue to for the next few years.

@Byran Hyatt, great schools in East Lyme:https://www.trulia.com/p/ct/niantic/34-36-lincoln-...Deep River and Essex are also wonderful:https://www.trulia.com/p/ct/deep-river/91-w-bridge...https://www.trulia.com/p/ct/deep-river/10-high-st-...https://www.trulia.com/p/ct/essex/7-high-st-essex-...https://www.trulia.com/p/ct/essex/50-s-main-st-ess...https://www.trulia.com/p/ct/essex/55-s-main-st-ess...Schools aren't as good in Stonington, but it's my absolute favorite town in SE CT:https://www.trulia.com/p/ct/pawcatuck/63-moss-st-p...https://www.trulia.com/p/ct/pawcatuck/45-pawcatuck...

I realized that most of the buildings I've looked at have garden/basement/in-law units (so below ground).

They dump motor oil in your garden, what do you do?

@Dayne WintersHoboken (preferably Downtown),Jersey City (Anywhere off the "PATH" Train, note the Waterfront, Downtown, and Newport are nicer than Journal Square)Manhattan (anywhere really but the nicest areas are anywhere south of about 70th street)Queens (Long island city, or Astoria near a subway stop)Brooklyn (Downtown, Heights, Carroll Gardens, Park slope, Williamsburg, there are others but that's just the short list)Since your question is a bit limited I am unsure if this is business or vacation and if it is with children or without.

I'm mostly focused in Palm Beach County multifamily 2-4 units but also sometimes expand my search into Broward but would be super interested to hear some thoughts from you any of you guys in the community here.Side note: This might sound silly but I don't know if I have been scared off a bit because past 3-4 months I have been I following this alliedrealtygroup blog and while it does seem to be a bit on the doom and gloom side of things, the numbers presented in some of the recent posts are hard for me to dispute sometimes and I'm sure my perspective has been somewhat skewed since I started following and reading their posts. http://www.alliedrealtygroup.com/market-outlook ...Anyways though guys, would love to share and see what's on your minds..Thanks,Michael RandellTags: Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Juno Beach, Tequesta, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Loxahatchee, Fort Lauderdale, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach

. - i'm looking for a small mfh in lehigh valley area and have 40k to invest. house hacking is out of the question as my family is already established in the good old garden state. i was told by a mortgage person that it'll be better for me to refinance my house (cash out refinance) to get an equity and lower my payment so i can qualify for higher loan and maybe even able to purhase 2 properties. with the current rate, my interest will likely be higher than what i have now (currently 3.5% and  have about 11 yrs left on it). would you guys recommend doing a refinance in this situation (for a first rental property) or 40k give or take enough to start REI adventure. thank you in advanced for your time and i appologized if this post is confusing for those seasoned investor.