That could make for some great opportunity on the appreciation front if you believe they will bounce back.Columbus is talked about adnauseam on the forums.

Hi Alex, I believe there is a Pittsburgh group that meets regularly but I would love to attend another gathering as long as time/place works.

I believe Alexandria city allows it but portions of Fairfax county do not allow it. i would go option 1 personally. 

I suggest your next lease have such a clause and that you make sure you can find the lease (but i have also somehow lost a lease recently).For where you are now, without a signed copy of lease i believe your options are limited.  

Quote from @Isadore Nelson: Quote from @James Hamling: @Jonathan Greene to piggy-back on what your laying down here: I believe a core component of the "problem" is a gross over & mis use of "Cash-flow". 

The biggest impact AI has in our business I believe is follow up re-engagement and appointment setting.

I believe it started at $700/mo in the good old days of the recession and is now up to $1000 (undervalue about $150 for that area).

As a MF agent who spends a large amount of time calling apartment owners (or rather, numbers purporting to be apartment owners), please believe me that reaching out to random run down buildings owners is unlikely to get you any deals.

I do believe we have a good property manager and the photos and description of the listing are well done, so not sure what else to do at this point.

Stop reading if you want.2) I couldn’t guess what “There is a 6 months of grace period before interest payment begins” means.3) They call their $3555 charge a “Loan Fee,” stated a few lines up as 2%. 2% of $235,000 (loan amount) is $4470.4) Do you seriously believe the loan fee, “… IS 100% REFUNDABLE IF THERE IS ANY DEFAULT FROM THEPART OF THE LENDER OR IF THE BORROWER CHOOSES TO TERMINATE THE LOAN.”5) It’s okay to pay an appraiser directly.