Never enter a building without consent.I'm mainly talking about walking by, driving by, stop and make notes, an inspection from a distance.

Many of these burbs you speak of may start to decline as the movement of urban revival and renewal bring people back to the city center, with less commute time, more culture, etc.

I think the amount of time you spend depends on the locations/distance of your properties.

If I'm bored, I can just set the company on auto pilot and do something else (while still watching from a distance of course).

As long as housewives are driving one kid 1/4 mile to school in a Suburban or Expedition, or one commuter is doing 15 MPH in bumer-to-bumper rush hour traffic in the same, GAS IS TOO CHEAP.Frank

Well I guess if you average the income of 2,000 multi-millionaires (all the politicians and ambassadors) with the 80% of the population that's living on welfare, you might come up with a decent average.Real workers in DC (not the politicians, but the clerks and beaurocrats) live in MD or VA and commute in.Seriously, Vince, have you been to DC?

Unfortunately, zillow still has the problem of using "as the crow flies" distances, without taking account of things that critically change valuations; so that listed comps may not be really representative comps.

Maybe I am too conservative, but maybe distance makes the heart grow fonder, but when it comes to RE transactions the further the piece is from your touch, the harder it will be to look out for your own best interest.

anywhere in CT is fine by me - I'm from CT so I don't mind the commute and I can visit family while I'm there.

You know, within riding distance?