Some of the countries finest beaches including but not limited to Pensacola, Navarre, and Destin are 3 or so hours from Montgomery for easy weekend trips to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.The City of Montgomery is the Capital of Alabama with a robust economic environment that has produced multiple awards of excellence at the Chamber of Commerce level.

In my rental agreement (lawyer reviewed and approved) it specifically says no smoking or vaping within 20ft of the building and all butts must be left in a coffee can with sand in the bottom and one is already provided in the "smoking area".Explanations are given for allergies, health, and second hand smoke etc. etc.I've not had any issues yet.

Join groups- chamber of commerce, real estate groups, 14. 

And help or suggestions would be appreciated. thanks I use sites like the local chamber of commerce for the area, homes.com, neighborhood scout, niche, and census.gov to get statistics on schools, crime, and local development. 

I didn’t smoke or vape when I rented from my landlord who has a no smoking policy for his units and property.

The LA Chamber of Commerce says they are: https://lachamber.com/news/2023/06/05/press-release/a-recent...I believe there were only three states losing population prior to COVID (NY, Cali, and Illinois), and they continue to lose population today.

remember your first home is not your forever home, it's your first rental so it doesn't need to be everything you want.look for homes where the bones are good, but cosmetically needs love. don't by pre 1960 if you can help it. you'll end up just having to replace all the guts like plumbing and electrical at some point. it's inevitable. look in areas where the path of growth is headed, but might not be currently. think 5 years out. look for resources like your local chamber of commerce to see what businesses are coming in and where. your city planning office should also be on your call list as they can help show where most permits are being pulled for development. follow the money. go to local investing meetups. crowdsource local knowledge and form meaningful relationships. those who've gone before you typically will help out and help you avoid the mistakes they've already made. onward.

As are cellular towers, fiber, the internet, the local gas station, vape shop, computer monitors, keyboards, search engines, and just about everything else you can imagine.  

Talk with local investors about who they use and maybe check with your local chamber of commerce.

A lot of times they will say no.....I then will say, I'm not being difficult but I will ask for clarification, because this is in all of our leases....ANYTHING means, cigars, cigarettes, mar%ua7na, vaping, bongs or e-cigarettes.