Hi BiggerPockets Community!My name is Sara Marshall (no relation to the movie :) ) and I am a newbie from Tri-Cities (Richland, Kennewick & Pasco), Washington. I am a CPA by day and am currently working with a sta...

Home prices in eastern MA have continued to climb, and now interest rates are as well - and the Fed has said that they plan 3 rate increases next year. 

@Nik Moushon I will be setting something up for eastern Washington area and will keep you posted.

QuestionIf I want to Invest In the boomIng parts of the country and have a trustworthy national lender that I work with, what are:-strategies to find good cap rate multiplex properties (2-4 unit) -other things I need to consider if I already know I’m using a property manager (and wIll always see sIght before offerIng) -some success stories from individuals who invested from a great distance (in country) Thanks!

How would I go about speaking with a large multi-national bank like Chase to convince them to cut their losses? 

Brad,The Rates from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) were once the only option. 

The protections under SCRA apply to active duty members of the regular forces, members of the National Guard when serving in an active duty status under federal orders, members of the reserve forces called to active duty and members of the Coast Guard serving on active duty in support of the armed forces.

NSPE is the national organization, and they will have a list of regional chapters.

But I have some questions for bigggerpockets nation-many of them being tax questions.1.

What you need is a national portfolio lender/credit union.