To start it off, I've known this agent since High School (Mistake on my part, I know).

Other similar areas in the city of Philadelphia can have similar rents with somewhat higher property taxes ($300-$700/year) with key locations having higher section 8 rent compared to market rent.Other areas of Delaware County will get you with higher property taxes ($2000-$5000/year) due to nicer school districts though the rent is not significantly higher.

I was born in the U.S but moved to Korea in an early age and came back on high school freshman year by myself.

Please post what you have found out so we can all get a little schooling on that climate.

He has a home in a really good area, in between elementary and jr. high schools, good access to amenities, and a quiet, working class neighborhood.

But, I`m a little bit old school, not quite up on all of the available technologies, but I`m willing to spend money for a coach to flatten the learning curve. 

Hi Emma,I totally agree with this train of thought and think that it is always better to own vs rent, especially if you can get someone else to help pay your mortgage for you.

They don't work for us agents, BUT there can be a lot of "you scratch my back I'll scratch yours"-ism in the industry and you could be picking up on that relationship as you observe the relationship between the agent and the inspector.In general if I don't have a trusted inspector in a market I'll default to using a Pillar to Post inspector, since they have fantastic training protocols and have a much higher bar of excellence than the average inspector on the market. 

Just need to get the youngest through high school and we should be good to exit the metromess.Kicking myself for not buying 3-4 years ago as acreage prices have skyrocketed in such a short time. 

Nice professional town with great schools, but that means you get a ton of competition from owner/occupants when you buy.Some of these other towns north of Frisco chances are you will get a more blue collar clientele.