Yes we are in Lake Ridge VA (about 40 min from DC) looking to buy into Fairfax County, you can actually find older townhomes for 400K in places like Burke, West Springfield (Fairfax County) so that will be our next move. 

For anyone interested in short-term rentals in the Denver area ... it's last call for Wheat Ridge.The city of Wheat Ridge, directly west of Denver, has allowed Airbnb investment properties for a few years.

(These individual posts cover the details in Wheat Ridge, Arvada, and then Centennial and Adams County.)In an ideal world, you'd buy a 4-5br home on the eastern side of Wheat Ridge that borders Denver.

No steep treacherous roads to worry about in winter time.Just 5 minutes to the Blue Ridge Parkway.20 minutes to Harrah's Casino30 minutes to Great Smoky Mountain National Park30 minutes to Asheville10 minutes to Waynesville What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

My wife wants to live in Desert Ridge Aviano homes.

But Wheat Ridge is intriguing because it so close to Denver.

If mountain towns are not a attractive investment then I have been looking into Wheat Ridge/Arvada area.

Our argument is - especially in the geographic region of the NC Blue Ridge Mountains - there is a strong desire for tiny homes, vacation rentals, and investments.

PLUS hard to ridge vent. 

Particularly in East Tennessee (Oak Ridge or Knoxville) where I know people who live there so I would have "boots on the ground."