As natives ourselves we are looking forward in more endeavors with long term rental investments in the near future.Appreciate the heads up, the property was originally used as an STR and we were able to have the STR permits reestablished with us as soon as we closed. 

Non-traditional credit that I have used before is gas bill, electrical bill, gym membership, phone bill, magazine/newspaper, really anything with a monthly payment that can show paid on time. 

@Robin WatersHey Robin,I’m an Asheville native, investor, and local agent.

It wasn't some great job with matching 401ks that put families into covered wagons just to fight native Americans... it was dream of property ownership. 

I was a California native but found the barrier to entry too high to buy something.

@Lucas Koster Good to meet a South Carolina native on here!

Hey Victor, I am an agent here and SLC native.

I'm a Buffalo native who moved to the Sunshine State five years ago.

John:As a Detroit native and real estate investor, I will share a word of caution. 

I am an Alpharetta native, a RE broker, and founder of Hopewell Handyman, based in Alpharetta.