I know how easy it is for future developments like that to fall through, so when I hear someone say "once that is built in 3 or 4 years" I always take it with a grain of salt.

However, I will say take it with a grain of salt.

There is also advice I take with a grain of salt because I work a lot with investors, and that's very different than most of the business in my office.There were two thoughts that came to mind when I read your post.1) Look for a different brokerage.  

Cameron I'd take what Grant Cardone said with a grain of salt.

Plenty of people do enjoy living in Lakewood and / or investing in Lakewood via buy and holds, so feel free to take my thoughts on the matter with a grain of salt.

Less down might be better for you but if sellers  are getting all cash to 20% down offers then it's their choice not to accept the more riskier and harder to qualify loans with less down.I haven't done residential in a very long time so take what I say with a grain of salt as a lot of things have likely changed over the years.    

There are the three major REIA groups - Utah, Salt Lake and Utah Valley. 

Hot sauce with a little salt.

Can someone teach me how to find a good house to find In Salt Lake City, Utah???

I'm looking for home builders in the Salt Lake City area with experience in construction of single-family homes on narrow parcels of land -- 0.1 to 0.15 acres ranging from 33 ft to 50 feet wide.