It's not just that some people are different in private.No matter how nice the neighborhood, the bad guys have cars.

I like your style already.

I'm really enjoying the weather, cool nights and sunny days.I DON'T MISS TEXAS.I plan on spending another month or so getting grounded in the local nuances so I don't accidently buy in a degrading neighborhood, but I have made a couple of great local contacts.And of course I'll still be on here spreading my sarcasm.All cash

In one of my neighborhoods I had my (and the market's) rent at $650 in '83, and it dropped to $550 in '85-86.

Low rent on not-the-greatest house (old and poorly laid out), but good neighborhood and good landlord.

Most investors cold call by looking through old fsbo listings in the newspaper, waste gas doing driveby's in the neighborhood, or run the same ad every investors runs: WE BUY HOUSES ANY CONDITION ANY AREA...

Palus Hook is a beautiful brown stone type of neighborhood however it is extremely high priced.

We currently own (free and clear), (2) 1-1/4 acre adjoining parcels in a growing, upscale, residential, neighborhood 20 miles north of Phoenix.

Do research on the property and make sure you know the neighborhood comps.

That being said, about 6 or 7 years ago I was staying with my then wife in my parents $950,000 house in a luxury neighborhood when it was broken into in the middle of the night.