I'm a transplant from Los Angeles where my ability to acquire property was hampered by...living in Los Angeles.

I'm a recent transplant from Canada to the US.I remember looking at US properties as a Canadian, and one of the challenges I hit alot was financing; US institutions wanted to see US based W2 income and US credit history (assuming say a pretty straight forward conventional investor mortgage, not a commercial mortgage) that felt like a significant roadblock.One thing to note though is that some of the major Canadian banks (BMO, TD, RBC) have major US operations; and with those, comes the ability to secure financing based on your Canadian source income, and Canadian credit history.This is a phenomenal resource for most Canadians (albeit you're limited often to only one property purchase as part of these programs, and some will restrict it to "vacation/second home" only, no investor/rental).

Also, I completely understand your reluctance to move from San Diego - I visited over Christmas break, and it was wonderful - I saw a lot of new developments coming up, restaurants opening, families playing in the parks, and there are a lot of transplants from all over the country.

1 roommate had a heart transplant a couple months ago and hasn't been at the house since.

I'm gutting and renovating the apartments to appeal to the surprising number of wealthy NYC transplants that are coming to the area.

As transplants buy up those cabins, it makes even less available for tourism.

I'm new to BP and a recent transplant to New Orleans.

I'm a recent transplant to the Charlotte area.

Have a good plan, description of work, scope of work as change orders costs more money.I agree, save the yard, most shrubs can be transplanted and don't overdo it.

I’m also a fairly new transplant to NC so I want to make sure I stick around a while before buying here