Her inputs helped me understand that sub-market ( northwest suburbs) and I was able to develop a heuristic to figure out , if I am comfortable living in that area. 

Looking to start investing into some community developments in Florida.

The first link is to the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation.

I would look up the city's development site and see where new development or public dollars are going.Once you get that info, find about 10 neighborhoods, go out and drive them and reduce the number down to about 2-4.

My brother has a constant monthly salary (web developer), whereas my monthly salary is more random (restaurant server).

Chicago is not the ideal market for solar because our electricity is relatively cheap and sunshine days moderate. 

You'll never have the ideal conditions.

Jared Carpenter if its development you need to be in the 20-30% IRR range.

Hard to find those ideal duplex buildings under market value in my area.

As far as some general criteria/thoughts:- My workplace is in the Cobb/Vinings area and I would ideally like to be a < 30 min drive to work (though I don't mind if its up to 1 hour away since that is my current commute)- I'm interested in using a FHA loan to put ~5% of a down payment (3.5% down pmt + 1.75% upfront mortgage insurance premium)- My target all-in purchase price range is between 200k - 400k - I would prefer to live in a 'A' or 'B' class property that I could rent another unit to a young or established professional/college or grad student- Just from discussion with my friends, a lot of them seem to dig living in areas like Midtown, Buckhead, Virginia Highlands, Brookhaven, Lindbergh.. how feasible would it be for me to househack in any of those areas and expect to generate a decent return in the future once I move out and rent out my unit?