Where I live in Incline Village new builds are 1500/sqft and that doesn't include the engineering and architect costs.

Chicago for sure has all 4 seasons, but the winter helps us appreciate summer more lolI don't know zip codes off the top of my head, but some of the prime neighborhoods are Lincoln Park, Gold Coast, Old Town, Lake View, Roscoe Village, Wicker Park, Bucktown.Hope that helps...if you want to link up and talk more let me know.

The village also had a lot of restrictions that made me not comfortable proceeding as a first time STR investor. 

Otherwise, I may be able to find something in a retirement village... if I was over 65

He paid a bit more to host these people but point is, next thing ya know he's making crazy $ on STR because it's now this whole funky-art-village whatever thing, and it cost him peanuts, on garbage land, in middle of nowhere. 

I grew up in a small village in Alaska called Togiak and lived there until I was 10.

When I moved here in 1997 I was 30 years old and even though all the jobs were in DTC, I bought a house in Alamo Placita because I didn't care to live in Greenwood Village / Highlands Ranch / Parker / Littleton.

Our electrician says we won't have electricity in the building for 4 days - until the village inspector gives his OK to get the electricity back.  

Just NYC, check the historical transaction histories on the Empire State Building, Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village, and 666 Park Ave where the President’s son-in-law fell down the rabbit hole.

Hi Natasha, these areas in Columbus—North Linden, South of Main, Vassor Village, Woodland Park, MT Vernon, Milo-Grogan, Franklinton, Merrion Village, Hungarian Village, Southern Orchards, Driving Park, Olde Towne East, Franklin Park, King Lincoln, Old Oaks, and Livingston Park—are prime spots for quick gentrification and great long-term buy and holds.