Into downtown or the "valley" (Mission Valley/Fashion Valley), traffic stinks from all directions.My personal opinion...choose a location based on your daughter's residency...close by. 

Good ole fashioned relationships  

I own a single family home in the western suburbs of Chicago which is my primary residence. 

I also think that the only successful investors there will most likely be taking part in good ole fashioned crony capitalism.

I’ve found a great property in the Western Upstate new york area.

Overall, country of origin wasn’t as good of an indicator of quality as you might imagine; I’ve worked with good westerners sure, but also folks from say the Philippines that were just as good as someone from Pittsburgh.Effectively, I thought of them as a force multiplier; they’re ideal for work that isn’t hard and isn’t a good or cost-effective use of your time to handle yourself.

Sometime's each half has its own water/sewer connections, but just as often the sewer is shared.Maintenance and improvements of common areas are carried out the old fashioned way - by talking with your neighbour.

I was able to do a house-hack before I really knew anything about REI and can't wait to put together my first deal with REI in mind (vs buying a place since rents were so close to mortgage rates).Specifically I'd love to work on finding and putting together a BRRR, flip, or LTR in the Western Slope (Grand Junction, Montrose, Ridgeway, Fruita?)

I am just now realizing all the lender's policies I have include "Western Regional Exceptions to hard money beneficiaries", so I'm not sure a hml lenders policy is worth squat, maybe it's just another money sink hole.

I work with New Western and we have a huge network of buyers and we can help wholesalers get their deals moved!