, and I could afford the payments.I decided that once it was mine, I would sell the condo at what I assumed was close to the top of the market, and buy another in less overvalued bay area town.

Are there any other resourses to find out what parts of a city or town are better than others?

I'm also not quite sure if the property values in the higher crime areas will rise at the same level as the surrounding towns. 

I would think you would want to move to a SFR within 5 years and I'm not sure if they would apply the grant to a multifamily but it is worth it to explore your options.

I bought a brick 1,300 sq. ft 3 bed 2 bath house that was just under 2 years old for $129,900 that was about 8 miles from campus, on the edge of town. 20% down = $26,000.

most of your small commercial banks in town will take a stab at it.. if you have deposit relationships with them that are meaningfulPremierlewis and clarkM and Tpacific continentalbannerthen you have the credit unions.

South Lake Tahoe just put a cap on the number of VHR permits they will issue, so you probably don't want to invest in a property in that town, for now.

Ian O'Shea is the best in town.

This is a great town with lots of great pockets to both live and invest in. 

I believe there is a monthly meet up on the north side of town that would be beneficial, you could also look into GaREIA.