I have a lot of experience as a handyman from my native Trinidad and Tobago.

I'm a Spartanburg native and have been involved in 100s of deals here since the early 90s.

You don't go to Juilliard to decide if you might be a good musician!

Are there any Akron, or Ohio natives that can tell me about the city, where it's going, what the mayor and other politicians have planned, trends of the city, or really anything about it that would be useful to an out of state investor like myself? 

I am a Texas native, living in Alabama. 

I know this because I been a real estate appraiser in Newark for yearsAs a Native Newarker who still invests in the property there AND the people (I have been volunteering with a youth mentoring group there for the last 10 years), I too don't like your generalizations about the people of Newark.

As a native to the area, it is astounding to think that it is harder to buy a home here than LA, San Diego, or Portland.

Look for a native shrub and put one or two in the front yard.

I'm somewhat of a native having spent the first 22 summers of my life in the area, so I understand the seasonality of the market knowing there are about 12 potential summer rental weeks but only about 8 premium weeks.  

There's a reason us natives call it Bozangeles.I am 1031 exchanging this condo for two properties (a tri-plex and a duplex) in Great Falls in the spring.