My parents still own the house I grew up in, but unfortunately, it's only appreciated 1.25% per year since they bought it 32 years ago.

They do everything that they think it is a good thing to do but they were not educated properly educated when they grew up, and we're not taught any financial matters.Those hard working people sit on any their investments becaus the typically do know what to do.  

i grew up in ABQ...

Jay Hinrichs I grew up in Myrtle Beach, SC so I know that Charleston is still booming with many colleges in the area along with great tourist attractions.

I do all of my investing out of state BUT(and that's a big BUT) my investing is done in the area in which I grew up.  

I own a single-family home in Brookline, VT about 40 mins away and grew up in Southern Vermont.

I second @Leland Barrow and I grew up in the hillbilly lake town of Canyon Lake. 

CapEx estimation for holding properties long-term). look forward to meeting others on BiggerPockets, learning more, and helping others as I gain more experience.Extended BackgroundI grew up in Kentucky and went to the University of Kentucky (Go Cats!)

This basically grew into him loving the work I did and wanting to invest in and with me.

We have since relocated to Houston, TX but continue to pursue real estate in the Atlanta, GA area as we both grew up there and know the Atlanta market pretty well.