Let me know if you want more info on investing here, I'm a local agent and investor and I service the surrounding areas as well.

Lastly, you can look in the areas surrounding the schools/hospitals attracting students/medical professionals.There are several options depending on what long term strategy you are trying to accoomplish.Good luck!

First, I go to realtor, zillow, craigslist, etc to check out other homes like ours in the surrounding area. 

We are looking for multi family deals around Louisville, KY and surrounding.

Any real life experience would be appreciated.Also would like to connect with investors in the Fresno and surrounding areasThanks,-Rick

There are of course other factors at play too like interest rates, rental market supply/demand, and how fast the prices are appreciating in your surround area.

I need to verify but by looking recent sale records online of the surrounding, the selling price is at least 120K in the same neighborhood.I am thinking to get a HELOC out of my primary residence in NJ.

On this, and Bedford POS - yes, I know that a number of the suburbs surrounding Cleveland have really onerous rules.

Currently, we're looking up north by the domain area since it's a middle ground for both of our jobs, but are open to some surrounding areas.

Also unlike cities in the Mon Valley, the city of Jeannette is completely surrounded by areas with a healthy tax base and pretty decent school districts.