Other than that, it's a very landlord friendly state, rents are on the low side but price points are perfect for a new investor to get into versus say the west coast or sun belt.

That has been talked about forever.While I mention that I would agree Springfield, west Alexandria and Annandale are ripe for a huge boom as on the Virginia side it’s the one area that does not have great metro access so the cost of housing is considerably less than abutting downtown Alexandria / Alexandria-FFX county and falls church.

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We are considering sun west mortgage but open to other suggestions.

Whether it’s the revitalization of West Louisville, which includes a nearly billion-dollar, twenty-year redevelopment plan, or the growing inventory of homes in the region, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved.

This same relative owns another single-family home in West Linn, OR.

Quote from @Linda West: who, in your opinion, are the lenders most favorable for HELOCs on investment properties? 

I'm selling the home to move back to the west coast. 

@Kenneth Soles  I have done this too many times to count.and after all the years of dealing with folks that lost their home be it tax foreclosure ( very very rare on the west coast by the way)  or Trustee or Sherrifs sale ( most common).Rent back can work but usually turns into an eviction shortly .Sell it back is another pipe dream.. unless your willing to owner finance it.. then you have the dodd frank stuff if you want to be letter of the law compliant.

Now, that said, your location is still good as Athens is a growing area and I've heard positives about it from other investors - however, we do not invest there at all (we don't have anything west of the city of Madison), so I honestly couldn't give you any feedback on the rental market there.