I'm trying to make some preliminary decisions on where to buy and hold, and here are my options:Invest in current city, lived in area 10 years, expensive, but have awareness of jobs, neighborhoods, etc.Invest in childhood state, lived there 20 years, cheaper, comfortable to meInvest in a location I want to live in, no experience, must learn entire marketI would imagine many people are/have been in a similar timeline in their lives.

The MLS / Zillow listings tend to not have a lot of detail, for example type of heating and cooling is often vague, whether there's existing tenants isn't often stated (although if MLS has a "gross monthly rent" figure I'm assuming it is), and there's often only pictures from one of the two units so it's hard to tell what shape both units are in, or what their layouts, features, and amenities are.So that I'm not sending my agent to view every duplex in town (especially because I'd imagine the listing agent would have to find a time that both tenants agreed to), is there a way to more quickly weed in or out all these faceless duplexes?

The governments are going to want is to build up not out.Current commute from a far out suburb might be a reasonable 30-40 minutes today but once that burb gets all of its lots filled with Mc Mansions, and those houses have teenagers, can you imagine how many cars will travel the same road?  

They'll probably push for 5-10 years, and imagine how much technology will change in 5-10 years!

-I imagine this will be hard to sell on the back end.

I just wanted to let all of the new investors know that this business really is worth it, and that one day the rewards will be greater than you can imagine.  

An upcoming public hearing on Monday 6/5/2017 @ City Hall Rm 400 1pm testimonies being heard.item 170519  An Ordinance amending Chapter 19-1300 of the philadelphia code, entitle REAL ESTATE TAXES by creating a tax foreclosure diversion program that requires housing counseling assistance, updating tax installment agreement payments to help taxpayers with financial hardships, and other related items; all under certain terms and conditions.show up and voice your opinions, give your support(I can't imagine who wouldn't support this).

There may be companies that provide you a gateway, however I imagine there would be a lot of fees involved.  

I'd imagine there's no fee for the garage door, but there could be fees for the no rental license.  

I put 10% down, made improvements, I would imagine the appraised value is now higher than what I bought it for.My questions are as follows:1.