On the North Side of Chicago in the A/B neighborhoods we have here I would take that deal in a heartbeat.

It is always great to have a local appraiser in the group (appraisals are my Achilles heel) For a CPA I recommend @Steven Hamilton II he works with many of the investors here and is in the North burbs I think.

It is a condo on the north side of Chicago.  

In addition, we found out that the north beach area was a much tougher sell than south San Clemente, and since we were the first ones out of the gate with new construction it hurt us.

Thanks Michele,While Olympia is probably better than Longview for investing, we are still looking at Tacoma  and north towards Seattle for our investments.

I have a potential lease option deal in north Florida, but I am not sure if this makes sense. 

anyone investing in north jersey that I can network with.  

I have met South Shore people there so even being north of your area you can still make local contacts (and it isn't bad to have a wider network too).

I am a buyer in the Fairbanks and North Pole area.

Whats interesting to me, if I make these adjustments, I'm well north of 50% rule - likely greater than 60%.