@Marianne Lopez-Henthorn my husband and I moved to Richmond a few years ago after spending 10 plus years in the Caribbean (St Croix USVI). As much as we loved the Caribbean we were ready to move back to a bigger city and have our kids experience stateside life. I’m born and raised in NY (1.5 hrs upstate). I went go college in Texas. I love Texas but did not want to move back. Most Texas cities have gotten very crowded with lots of traffic and not enough green spaces unless you live in Austin which is expensive. What I love about Richmond is it has everything major cities have. It’s the capital of Virginia so great school, libraries, parks, roads & more! It’s about 1 hour from the beach, 1 hour from the blue ridge mountains (Appalachian trail) & 1.5 hrs from DC. The traffic isn’t bad, taxes are low and very multicultural! I think it’s a great size city with excellent restaurants! Also the James River runs through the city so great running, walking & biking trails around the river and near downtown with beautiful bridges and trees! It also has 4 seasons but has mild winters. There are also beautiful historic buildings and houses. I am relatively new to real estate investing and think Richmond is a great city to invest in because it’s growing and the cost to buy houses is relatively low compared to other cities. If you are in the area please look me up! I would love to show you around!
