In Elmhurst (class A western suburb of Chicago), a very significant part of our tax bill goes to funding our blue ribbon elementary school and other phenomenal public schools.

Generally, you want to stay out of Ruskin (south of 107th, north of Longview and east of Blue Ridge).

I avoid properties I wouldn't want to live in the location, (crime, high power wire over head, near a toxic zone, fronting a highway) I keep to 3 bed 2 bath that are in blue collar neighborhoods with everyday people.

@Brandon StevensThere is another recent topic about best place to have a VRBO.It seems that the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gatlinburg TN is one place people are buying more VRBO properties.I would try and buy 4 or so properties at 20% down and finance them all.

I just recently got my license up in Michigan, Go Blue!

When it happens right their name appears in blue and they get a notification via the BP system.

There are blue collar training programs that pay more than you are making.AS a note: I think that your wife is using her aunt as her "security blanket". 

Or "please let me know what I can do to help you".. randomly out of the blue.

@Steve B.We have a really strong "blue collar" rental market in the OKC area.

But within that look look to the south east and there are some good blue collar sprawls.Maybe somebody else can speak to B class areas?