I would suggest around the center city within 5 miles.  

I heard an investor say that his criteria for investments are 1) has a university 2) strong employment center 3) capital or county seat. 

I'm looking to take my career to the next level and start investing in retail property like shopping centers with good anchors such as publix as in located in Florida and pretty much every shopping center has a publix.

I realize that my post could come across as a bit self-centered, but my focus was on answering the question… “What Qualities Do You Look For In A Coach/Mentor?”

I was currently looking into mastic bordering center moriches which has some cheaper properties that need some work, but I'm sceptical about whether I would be able to sell the property as mastic isn't the best area on the island.

Indeed Indy is tricky and varies street by street in terms of price/rent/crimes etc. and one should have feet on the ground to know which areas are good and which ones bad but that's true for areas outside center township too.

The next one is on April 28th at the BP Energy Center.

Highly recommend you find/make deals to get you rolling and fuss with the web stuff later.I've spent 37yrs in programming and the web is fun & mesmerizing to work with - - but in REI, it's a cost center, not a revenue center so you bank balance keeps declining while you play with the web.Ask yourself,  "What am I doing today that directly contributes to buying property?"

Not to toot my own horn, but we're based in Sarasota, and we specialize in buy/hold/lease acquisition, rehab, and monthly management.We manage anything from single family homes/condos, to commercial strip centers and multifamily apartment complexes.Give me a call if you'd like to have a chat.

Hope this Network will work for me as it worked for your guys.Always looking for any real estate great deal in North Texas like houses, shopping centers or multi homes.