The rental values alone suggest a lower tier neighborhood but are their signs the neighborhood will turn in the near future?

@Jose QuinonesVA loans include advantages such as no down payment, lower interest rates, and increased cash flow potential for house buyers.

I haven't used the VA loan before, so I'll have a lower VA funding fee.

The key is the fed knows they need to help mortgage rates right now so if they lower the fed rate AND stop selling the treas bonds in their porfolio, that will help create more demand for bond sales to keep prices up and get rates down a bit.I can see mortgage rates hitting 5 to 5.25 by spring of next year. 

I moved from Portland OR to Columbus OH because of lower entry costs and strong population and job market growth trends.

Subsidized housing and incentives for developers to create affordable units are also critical, especially for supporting lower-income families.

Talk them to a lower number get the material costs of what they spent, and go from there..  

I know, it's a long shot, since typically appraisal contingency only covers a situation where the appraisal is lower than the sale price. 

Understood there are other factors to account for including loan pay down, tax benefits, lower rent etc.

. - Ideally you want both but with a lower down payment, the less cash flow you have due to high mortgage.