George, at the risk of sounding trite (which isn't my intention), in general there are opportunities everywhere.In general, if you have a choice you'd like to go where the general economic trends are in your favor.I can't speak about Connecticut, but for RI and in my general impression of the Northeast, is that - all other things being equal - I think there are probably other parts of the country which have better economic fundamentals.While there are certainly cities with good economic activity (e.g., Boston and New York), I don't really get that economic excitement of "things are starting to boom" and "great things are starting to happen in this area" for this part of the country.

On the other hand, the flip looks quite impressive.

I think it's worth following up with them - I've been impressed so far. 

(http://www.cityofmalden.org/content/city-planner)The impression I am having is that a topic such as variance/zoning doesn't quite have the highlight it deserves for newcomers.

Impressive!

That to me its unethical, considering I could have given an impressive highest and best, but they'll never know.

Drive by and get your own impression.  

Summer temps in the triple digits in 80+% humidity are the norm not the exception.I wouldn't rent a property out in SC without A/C ...that's a recipe for a lawsuit.

Great chance you can find a central/south Jersey property manager you're looking for.Peter, would love to have your insight and impressive experience there as well!

I had to bust out 4 courses of block down to the footer . ( the house was bricked faced after the old  unit was installed)  I could reach in with the hoe for the first 2 feet to dig it down to a depth where I could stand .