The MLS is a tough place to ship the competition is super tough.

That ship has sailed. 1% rule here is about impossible without horrific neighborhoods.

CSX Railroad provides the region with a wide range of reliable and efficient shipping options.Washington Dulles International, Washington Reagan National, and Richmond International Airports are within one hour of the region, and are served by 60 commercial airlines providing 815 flights per day.I own several SFH in the region and have no vacancies and rising rents.

In fact one of our preferred factories has shipped to HI. 

So in the banks eyes I have….Credit score: apx 760Income: apx 25,000Debit: 11,000No steady work history, (unless some lenders consider my full time student ship)Thank you for any advice!

So you may be in for a devil you know rather than the one you don't situation - which is why you're not feeling the love for a 1031 exchange.Many investors (we're talking like rats off a sinking ship numbers) are leaving areas like this (not it's not just CA) and putting their money to work in other geographies or other classes of property. 

Reminds me of when we hit a big storm during my last cruise... wife and I watched the crew scrambling around to remove all the lounge chairs from the deck before they started sprouting wings.And thanks for the pointers! 

Very interested in venturing into shipping container self storage.

Spend some time out there, cruise a list of houses as often as you can, and just sit in these different pockets until you get a good feel for what you’re looking for.I’ll DM you my neighborhood and some places I like though if you’re interested 

Or should I jump ship while I can?