However, if you look for a place that you can use for yourself and you're happy to rent wen you don't use it and cover your costs, and without the expectation of a large capital gain, it might be the right place.If @Austin B. concluded that investing in Mexico is a bit "wild" for him at this stage, investing in Costa Rica or Nicaragua is even wilder, especially Nicaragua.

Goals:  1) Move to a larger property (acreage) somewhere in central or western Virginia to use as our primary residence (out from under the 'mushroom cloud', in the event of WWIII)2) Build our passive income through rental property3) Maximize realized gains from rapidly growing equity in current propertyChallenges:  We currently live in the property, and having been doing most of the renovations ourselves (with permits, inspections, etc.) -- but realize that we might not be able to finish the renovations with enough time to take advantage of higher values. 

When he mentioned this my mind went wild and I started quizzing him on this unit....The shark got a sent of blood in the water and I was going to do anything to keep the deal going ha ha ha. 

Everything on the market is wildly overpriced and as we all known would most likely need some sort of substantial repairs to get it back up and running efficiently.

@Mario Gonzalez this has been the question since I started investing, so far almost 10 years in as real estate investors and every year everyone wishes they purchased the previous year becuase "this year is wild!"

I know the zestimates can be wildly incorrect, but it does matter for some buyers.

These are the companies who haven’t had years of experiencing all the crazy and wild things that happen in this industry and aren’t always the best equip when those crazy things happen.

In Ohio, I have used Wild Cat as our hard money lender.

Requirements will of course vary from lender to lender but here's a high level overview: Down payment - 20-30% (this one can vary wildly, I've seen it go as low as 10% and also a high as 35%, depending on the borrower), FICO - low to mid 600s (some lenders don't require this), Term Length - 20 to 30 yr amortization (other options available), Documentation required: Typically bank statements, Other: some lenders might require investor experience and/or a certain number of past projects completed. 

Basically the responses I’ve been getting are that Philly is the wild wild west and L&I doesn’t pay a lot of attention.