Obviously the nicest areas are Signal Mountain, Lookout Mountain, the Ridges, etc.

I guess I kinda learned that the 2% was a very strict rule of thumb that isn't a clear cut buy/dont buy signal.

If possible you take credit for projects in lieu of actually paying any fees...the objective being to keep the improvement district 'broke' otherwise they have a habit of deciding the money for a traffic signal should instead pay for a new park space.

I am also wondering about Knoxville/Signal Hill. 

@Brian LevredgeHi Brian, thoughts on Signal Mountain?

All tenants have to sign all lease copies, including riders.

And how the coming end of that growth cycle is signaled by interest rates being at civilizational lows (even pre-COVID). 

I’ve been looking at SFRs mainly (and multi-fams very lightly) in El sereno, montecito heights and Whittier (hills) for views; NoHo, Lake Balboa and Van Nuys for the pools (“southern” area hear freeways and Ventura Blvd, to be near or adjacent to energy/people and not too alone/isolated), signal hill (non-cookie cutter homes) a little, for views and ocean.

To not find boarded up houses signals there is a ton of demand.

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