Another GREAT argument for Enfield as a suburb of Springfield is that Springfield just broke ground on the $800 Million MGM RESORT CASINO set to open in 2017.  

I keep driving by a property that has a $50,000 finders fee posted. I would like to know how you would properly do this, to get the finders fee? What would you ask, and could I get the paperwork cheaper than a lwayer ...

It seems like Chicago and Illinois is headed down this path - unless new revenues (like casinos, marijuana legalization), privatization and cuts (that won't cause folks in stable or gentrified, i.e. taxpaying areas to move) are found very quickly.

BP boasts "learning about real estate without all the hype" but I've always felt like an information gap like this could be misinterpreted as just that... hype.I don't blame BP for this.

.: Resist the urge of darting into Vegas to check out the casinos.

These secondary markets (think Austin, Portland, Nashville, Charlotte, and similar cities) boast lower costs of living—particularly in housing—and strong growth potential.

@Bob Bowling, I noticed elsewhere that you were boasting that (some of?) 

I just know there are meetings in the big (and small ) hotel and casino chains on how to profit and stop the little guy who has become a nuisance.  

To come on here and ask is just like going to the casino and letting all ride on black or red.

With any chump change left over I’d go to a casino and do some sports betting or poker or table games but those fun investments aren’t really investments now are they. :)Or I’d go To the beach for two weeks and stay at a nice hotel.