I am located in South Philly.I will look for the meetups!

Though we can afford a home in Irvine due to its location for schools and community but we are still hesitating whether we should buy now or wait since the house price is peaking. 

I'm looking to get back into the buy and hold for cash flow game in multiple out of state locations.

Two (of three) are located in an adjacent county that is considerably less desirable than that of the subject property.The LO mentioned a full appraisal is an option, but the price is $1k IIRC.    

We are also members of the AZREIA group @Sue Reynolds which meets every second Tuesday of the month at the Tucson Association of REALTORS building located at 2445 N Tucson Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716.

Hot spots in my town are going to be located closer to the Cultural district lately.  

Setup keyword alerts for all the locations you interested around Seattle.I get most alerts (almost 80% from Tacoma), ~20% from everything else.

Agree with Frank PatinoI would consider using my investments to pay off bad debt- Plus if the property is building equity from paying down the loan and increasing in value by the time you do retire the account you have now should be a fat little piggy bank.

We have no problem renting that one because there are so few rentals at all in that town and the location is good.

This unit is located in a mostly Hispanic area, plenty of families, and with considerable but acceptable crime rates.