I postulated that if they lived on illegal live aboard boats in the yacht club, they'd have shorter commutes, higher quality of life, and would pocket an extra $3500/mo.A lot of Bay Area couples have done exactly that and (at least in the 90's) were flipping houses in Salt Lake in their spare time.Utah is different -- there's no need to live on a boat here!

@Bryan WatsonI haven't done any deals yet, so take whatever I say with a grain of salt.

I am located in the Murray area in Salt Lake Valley.

It's been a few years since I lived in Arizona...so take this with a grain of salt...we really got a lot of mileage out of attending AZREIA meetings. 

@Joshua McGinnis I am a newbie so please take my answers with a grain of "newbie salt" But....

I don't buy in California, so, I might be a little jaded - so, take my advice with a grain of salt ;-)So, if you put down 20%, that's 55K or so.

I'm jaded so take it with a grain of salt. 

As part of FIG I am noticing very stable jobs in the South Salt Lake/Lehi areas that are a little less affected by Oil prices.  

If you aren't thereto personally oversee maids, repairs etc. it can be very expensivei know ocean props require a lot of maintenance upkeep just due to the salt in the air (my aunt had a 2nd home and talked about how the salty enviro eats thru everything sooner or later. 

If your property is in Galveston then be prepared to deal with a ton of more maintenance due to the salt water and air that rust out everything.