Born here, big enough that no one player holds all the cards, small enough to be known where it counts.

And non of them spend any money on sales training which is what they really should do..We all know we hear about the natural born salesmen.. that's the person who succeeds ..

I was born in NM, raised just outside of Boise, but now I live in Provo finishing up my MAcc degree at BYU.

Overall they will be more violent.Other places have basically been trapped for decades in a cycle of high crime and underperforming school because of lead. 

I was born and raised in Sweden.

You're very right in advising lifestyle considerations - but it's crazy how little I know of the US (born/raised overseas, worked most of my career abroad). 

Let me jump in here...I was born and raised in ND.

But every time any body produces a meaningful set of data, its been borne out.

I'm relocating to southern Oregon and I noticed RE prices are a far cry from the San Francisco bay area where I was born and raised.

I am born and raised down here and now have been living in my primary residence for a year and half now and just getting into the mindset of generating passive income and cash flow, myself.Multi-family definitely seems to be a theme of what I read as to what is the best bet, but of course, above all, it has to be a deal in the first place.