The closer to the border the better. 

@Joe Splitrock @Jay HinrichsI once worked with a Neuro-Surgeon who had the humility to pry and ask questions on investment proposals when he did not understand that almost bordered on being annoying because sometimes it was almost like arrrgh....."

Shocking for everyone, sorry this happened to the family, the deceased and to you. 

If you are looking at SFR you may want to step over the border to NW Indiana, which is still in the Chicagoland MSI, but with substantially more landlord friendly, easier price points, nice returns, and lower taxes.

I'm here in the Lehigh Valley and have been actively looking at Easton and am about the close on a multi right on the Wilson border and am pursuing a short sell in South Easton. 

What kind of borders would you put on Dubuque?  

The owner died and all of his relatives live a few states away with few if any local friends.There is a real estate sign but upon calling the agent and the company it seems they've no long been selling the property for over a year, they said it was dropped.The neighbors say the bank owns it but after check with the bank  (Wells Fargo) the bank couldn't find any records.According to the tax accessors office the property is still in the deceased's name, taxes are still being paid sent to that very address and the property still has the same tax exemptions on it.To top it all off it turns out that Wells Fargo has been mowing the grassI have spent the better half of a month trying to figure this out, even looked up the man's obituary to make sure he was actually dead and several home listings for the area and foreclosure lists all turn up empty.Anywhere else I can go; or should I attempt to find out if mail is forwarding somewhere at this point?

Sacred Heart University sits on Park Ave on the Bpt/Ffld border.  

Both are on the border of the East Liberty boom and they will get residuals from the Lawrenceville boom.

What I will admit is a little troubling to me are the numbers of respondents here whose answers border on "yea, it's illegal, anti-thetical to the concept of equal opportunity, inconsistent with the promise of the United States Constitution, but meh, no big deal".