My husband grew up in Westchester and I grew up in North Riverside - now we live further west.Here are my two cents: Brookfield - nice schools - nice price points- area we are looking inNorth Riverside (Riverside-Brookfield HS) top rated school - be west of 1st Ave and check to make sure they took care of the flooding issues we all had back in the day.Riverside is very expensive and taxes are very high.Westchester - terrible schools LaGrange Park is a bit cheaper than LaGrange but is still expensiveLombard - nice areaDowners Grove - nice but a bit pricey thoughGlendale Heights - for rentalsCarol Stream - for rentalsI saw a posting from a realtor about a property in Berwyn if you would like I could try to find the info for you.

Over the last few months the suburban properties purchased by our company and clients for flips, has ranged from Highland Park, Cicero, Norwood, Berwyn, Oak Park, Evanston, Hyde Park (not a suburb), South Holland, Chatham (Not a suburb), Maywood, Elmhurst,  Chicago Heights,  & Country Club Hills.   

A lot of buildings in my area here in Berwyn are actually being de converted even though ceiling height is good.

. - REMOVE CARPET MATERIAL ON BASEMENT FLOOR AND UP STAIRS - REMOVE BASEBOARD; DOOR CASINGS AND INTERIOR DOORS - REMOVE SHEETROCK UP TO 84” HEIGHT OFF OF FLOOR - REMOVE WALL TILE AND SHEETROCK SUBSTRATE IN BATHROOM – SAVE TUB/SHOWER FAUCET & TRIMS - REMOVE BATHROOM VANITY – SAVE FAUCET - SAVE TOILET, TUB AND TUB GLASS DOOR - LEAVE HVAC AND HOT WATER HEATER IN PLACE FOR INSPECTION - LEAVE ALL ELECTRIC IN PLACE FOR INSPECTION - LEAVE FRAMING IN PLACE FOR INSPECTION - REMOVE INSULATION ON OUTSIDE WALLS - NO CEILING WORK - REMOVE STAIR TRIM THAT WAS UNDER WATER – LEAVE TREADS AND RISERS IN PLACE.3.

North Boylan, Eastside of Warehouse District, Battery Heights, and Quarry Hill are the worst parts in Releigh ? 

North Boylan, Eastside of Warehouse District, Battery Heights, and Quarry Hill are the worst parts in Releigh ? 

What do you think about Maple Heights ,Ohio as the first place to buy a house to be rented later?

@Cedric Talmadge even tho its near Shaker Heights that area is still on the rougher side. 

If you have $200-$240K to invest that should be more than enough to get started, even if you aren't planning to house hack and live in 1 unit yourselfCurrently I'm seeing 7 duplexes active on the MLS between $579-$695K and another 5 duplexes / tri's in between $600-$700K in the following neighborhoods: Logan Heights, National City, and even in North Park.

I have also received absolutely NO help from the City of Dearborn Heights....the water department just states over and over that "water/sewer follow the property" - yes I know!