There's Norfolk which will be strong because of the large Navy presence, there's Newport Blues and a bunch of other towns.

All of this was provided in detail, as well as in the aggregate. 

@Brent T GalbreathLehigh valley PA is boomingOutgrowing.countryRental market strong

Perhaps one with strong real estate knowledge, but also one who can advise my wife and I on a variety of other topics, including but not limited to her 401k, stock investments, college funds/trust funds for our 5 children, etc?

Thank you Matthew,I am a strong proponent of investing closer to home specially for your first deal.I have acquired over 1,000 apartment units and most of them I did right where I live - in Cincinnati Ohio.

Maintenance costs are much higher due to the salt contamination in the air, strong winds, and occasional flooding. 

On top of the 6 months only for the subject home, you now need 2%, 4% or 6% of the aggregate unpaid loan balance and 2 months PITI for your primary and second home This can be eliminated as well if your primary or second home isn’t the subject property.

Invite them to be a part of it if/when the economy slows down or falters.During a downturn, many semi-wealthy people will flee the stock market but will still have a lot of cash lying around looking for a strong return. 

The person who wrote that is probably generalizing from their anecdote, probably when they applied for a Fannie loan, they probably didn't have super strong day-job income relative to how much mortgage they wanted.

There are several hosts who call what your tenant does Airbnb arbitrage and have strong opinions about it, for and some again Can you tell us what you like most about renting to him?