I'm a few hours north of you on the Columbia River.I started with buy and hold.  

I moved from Columbia, SC with a girl and live in Richmond. feel free to private message me if I can be of any help.I also run a young professionals meetup in the West End that might be of interest to you

Can anyone recommend a mortgage broker in the Columbia Maryland area ?

There is a Meetup next Wednesday in Columbia that a lot of local investors that work the Baltimore/DC/NoVA market go to -check out http://www.meetup.com/BWIMeetupLots of BP members attend this one.  

Ok, I live in the Columbia, SC area. 

Before work begins under this Contract, (GC) shall furnish certificates of insurance substantiating that (GC) has placed in force valid insurance covering its full liability under the Workers' Compensation laws of the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA and shall furnish and maintain general liability insurance, and builder's risk insurance for injury to or death of a person or persons, and for personal injury or death suffered in any construction related accident and property damage incurred in rendering the Services."

And you might want to look at Columbia on your way out there.  

Daniel,I have a few properties around Columbia, SC.  

Perfect for us in Columbia, SC that are tired of hearing about Columbia, Maryland!

It is in the Columbia Heights neighborhood which has lots of rental demand and lots of development coming in.