I want to show that you can find cashflow in nice areas of the north side if you look hard and get creative.I just brokered a 3 unit in the neighborhood SW of north and western intersection in walking distance to the 606 trail and Western Blue Line stop.

@James Wise  Per your request.Coming out of the late 1800s most of the major west coast cities that we know and love like LA  SF  PDX SEATAC were all subdivided by the same engineering firms  at least SF and Portlandia were.. this led to land speculators in the day going out into the Western deserts and other remote areas.. buying what were large land holdings , Spanish land grants and other lands that were not govmit owned.. then in the day you could simply create massive subdivisions buy doing basic surveys off of the base and meridian lines.. which all of the west is surveyed off of... this is called section land.then create these massive tracks of lots.. some were like up in the apple valley, Lancaster,  Barstow type areas mainly 5 acre tracts.. and were done on a grid pattern.. streets in ( mapped but not built)  and of course spiraled out of a small little town off the railroad track or the few roads that existed in those days.. you took your map and recorded it at the county, county was happy they just got 5 thousand lots they could send out tax bills on..

@Eric SchwakeI would recommend you speak with the non-recourse lenders: First Western Federal Savings and North American Savings Bank. 

The housing stock in Belgrade is fabulous and I've been hearing more and more form my northern and western european friends that they are loving to travel to Belgrade for discounted specialized medical care and/or a generally lovely holiday. 

My name is Bjorn Ahlblad from Shelton, Wa. I retired and moved here from Silicon Valley, California about two years ago. I have since bought two duplexes in  Olympia and a 12 unit apartment building in Aberdeen. Last ...

Thanks for the mention @Mindy JensenHi Account Closed, Glad to see a Western NY member running around.

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Thank you @Bruce Lee, unfortunately Western Gold does not cover the states I am looking for.I appreciate the additional feedback about REIguard, @Rich Kniss!

I’m considering investing outside of the bay area since values have increased tremendously and I can’t see how it could go much higher but I’m looking for your advice on other up-and-coming markets preferably in the western US that may see significant appreciation in the coming 5 to 10 years.Thanks!

This is where Western Illinois is located.