The data listed above is a good starting point for determining the grade of an area and will help you avoid erroneously investing in a riskier area.Also, all of the metrics I mentions are from the American Community Survey and are available at market granularities ranging from the state level all the way down to small groups of blocks within cities.   

So going out to Hawaii to look at something is not out of the ordinary.

Let's say you had 20k of depreciation, you would pay extra around 800 (taxed at your ordinary-income max up to 25%).The total tax would end up being around $1,500.  

The kids are supposed to learn how to make their money work for them FROM THEIR RESPONSIBLE, FORWARD-THINKING PARENTS.Ninety percent of Americans who own a car have a car payment to go along with it. 90%.

Not to mention that the ROI in Italy are terrible compared to the Americans one.

So if you could find a deal that is on American, Pennsylvania, Hazel, Rodney, etc it would be walking distance to Wesley College.

@Mario Am,The raw data is from the American Community Survey (Annual Census) The visualization is generated via a project that I am currently working on 

Some inital upgrades were needed (2 new water heaters, fixing a few small holes in the metal roof and replacing all CO2 detectors), but nothing out of the ordinary. 

This is why we spring for American Standard/Trane/Bryant/Carrier in even our cheapest long-term buy-and-hold properties.

Last night we had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with a small group of fellow Americans in the area.