Although Reston as a whole has experienced this as well, with a 23.8% vacancy (Source) for the entire submarket, the Reston Town Center in particular has just a 4% office vacancy, with Boston Properties Group, planning to deliver another 1.1 million square feet with Reston Next.Boston Properties Group (BXP), is currently the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of Class A Office property in the United States.

@Stuart UdisYour post highlights an important distinction between two different lending experiences.  

I'll offer it as a non-snowy alternative & we are the 5th largest city in the country!

Banner Health, the largest hospital system in Arizona, just bought land in Laveen to build a hospital plus a retail developer is building a new shopping center/outdoor mall.

Hello - I own a duplex in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada - the largest issue I have has been property management - I live in BC, and there are not many property management companies in Muskoka that handle long term rentals - many do air bnb properties, but most property owners who rent long term do the management on their own. 

I'd recommend finding some properties with lighter rehabs to start so that you can build up experience quickly as experience is the largest factor when determining your loan options as a lender.

I currently own 1 SFH and 6 multis of various size the largest being 8 units.

One of the largest competencies of REI is scalability through other people's time (OPT), often times carried out through PMs.If your goal is to own a smaller portfolio, then perhaps doing your own property management makes sense.If you want to acquire medium to large scale apartment buildings, then you probably won't even get a loan from a commercial bank without proof of using a PM with a solid reputation.

Well, okay a bit of an exaggeration, but they are distinctly different skill sets.The problem is you believe you've already achieved and I'm not sure you could tolerate someone else being the brain of the operation.

And great distinction to make.