I am a NoCal transplant, though we moved when I was a kid so I’ve seen the evolution of Chattanooga from a dirty city you didn’t walk around in at night to one of the top cities in the nation consistently voted as one of the best places to live/visit/invest in.

Hey Brad, I'm another Utahn transplant and BP rookie as well!

Hi I am Tomas Gutierrez,A transplant from the west coast and trying to get into real estate investing in the triangle.

the conditions are varied but majority of blds are classified as D bld and "high" crime neighborhoods high for maine not usa but some sporadic improvements are being realized around court house, canal by river, canal by rt 495, kennedy park, and ice arena by high school. outside this area is much safer and better quality overall conditions, neighborhoods esp near bates college, or closer to highway. more sfr and less multis.many use local long term experienced property management teams unless your strong experienced landlord with systems in place. i have rented too and be inside many lewiston buildings. some transplants have cultural programming like keeping or killing or processing livestock in apartments cupboards and trash accumulation is issue. i have dealt with many lewiston applicants and my experience many with high percent of eviction and or conviction history or both. most are limited by section 8 rules. many my tenants were on younger side, and many had mmj cards and smoke indoors. allow friends couch surf, but some are entrepreneurial but have wrong product. deals can be had. but don't scrimp on professional inspections, or onsite interviews. buildings can be fixed much easier than tenants can.be very careful of flipping single family homes in this tree block area. it wont likely be sold to live in homeowner but rented out by displaced local.

Lots of transplants invading other areas of the Country, bringing their view on life and values.Its not a sexy place.

Ohio native, transplanted to MD in April.

We are actually AZ natives who transplanted to UT.

I am a transplant to this area as well, but working in education and being in the schools and seeing how transient and why the people are so transient is eye-opening.  

I am a transplant from the corporate Real Estate universe.

Being a transplant from Tampa, I do not know the Baltimore/Maryland area very well.