For years most rehabbers in the District of Columbia have used the standard granite countertops in kitchens and baths, usually with a granite backsplash, in one of about 4 basic color groups.

@Edwin Palacio Are you staying in Columbia after LS?

You can find a duplex in Portland for $250k and in outlying areas (Columbia county, Clackamas county, Yamhill county, East Portland etc.) for $200k.There's also private lending and hard money, but that depends on your network, your means, and your tolerance for risk.Another option is to partner with someone with more money than you, and you can contribute to the project in other ways (managing, finding the deal, etc.).  

@Cheryle Patterson I have a student rental property business down in Columbia and have dealt with a myriad of problems over the last 12 years.

I spent about 18 months listening to BiggerPockets, attending REIA meetings, reading REI books, and making offers all over the southeast before stumbling across a 3BR house in Columbia listed for $130k that I knew from Apartments.com was renting for $1,700/mo.

I am in search of a Real Estate Attorney, in the District of Columbia.

Where did it go.I understand sometimes we (the District of Columbia) gets left off and forgotten, because when thinking of the 50 states, we're not a state.

All those properties are whole ownership.Starwood started Franchising the Westin Brand a few years ago, and most of the new Westin Condo-hotels are franchises now.I can't comment on the appreciation part, but I do know that another Westin Condo Hotel in Whistler British Columbia has seen a healthy appreciation since it opened.

Our project is based on Kitimat, British Columbia.

It could take months before they call me even a whole year...So I’m trying to decide whether I should stay in my current city (Columbia SC) and build my real estate business here since I already have a network of people here and some knowledge of the city or wait till I get the call and when I go to Jacksonville start that it there.If I wait till I move, I know I would have to start networking and learning the area which could be a lot more challenging than just staying and starting where I’m already at but maybe not?