Orem is an older city that has a different demographic of renter more of the blue collar workers, newly weds and college kids unless you go to Vineyard which is a "newer" part of Orem that has a ton of new development going on you'd be hard pressed to find anything in Vineyard under $300,000 as most homes are new and have a lot of square footage.

I like to own properties that reach the broadest part of the rental population (think of the orange and red properties on a monopoly board vs the light and dark blue)

Look under "Learn" in the blue banner above and check out the "Free Beginner's Guide" and check out the Bigger Pockets Blog titled: "New to Real Estate?

I have 100k to invest, and the following is how my money is currently invested:25k in retirement plans (12.5k in low-fee mutual fund and 12.5k Roth IRA - blue-chip company)25k in stocks - all blue-chip stocks that yield at least 3% dividend50k in cashAs for my current situation, I am a 27 year old single male.

To where it shows their name and its highlighted in blue.

@Lauren HoganMy Mom says : @Rhonda Blue grew up in Taft TN visiting Gatlinburg every year until teen years.

As Amber mentioned, I like the fact that there are a lot of blue chip companies that are in the Twin Cities. 

It should be now, but if you continue to have issues posting to the local forums, please reach out to me or our Support Team.)First, click the big blue "Start a discussion" button in the upper right corner.Next, type in the city name where is says Search for Category.Finally, click to choose the correct city.

If the speaker shows you palm trees, blue water (swimming pools or beaches) and expensive cars and promises you never ending sources of secret deals and niche investment opportunities, you probably have just discovered the promoters of the gurus of real estate.Before you pay the full annual fee, show up and check it out for one night.

Even better.Some of us older investors (I'm 33, so not old, but old enough to bridge the gap between those who had an IBM 386 when they were teenagers, and those who were watching Blues Clues on Youtube) need to realize John's generation has way too much information, way too much stimuli, and have never seen cash money before.