Its been my experience that many commercial/portfolio lenders like to see someone with a presence in the state in which they do business.I've got several portfolio lenders in Columbia that will do loans in Charleston assuming the borrower has ties to South Carolina.

I personally do not plan to have that much equity in my home for several decades as equity provides little value for me in my day to day life.

I don't have  any personal experience, but anecdotal experience from watching properties and signage, if you don't get your SFRs rented by Mid-August, they might be vacant for several months. 

My job is transferable, I have already spoke with several banks and finally found one I like. 

I work with several Portuguese residents and I knew a couple were also landlords so I asked them about this post.

Several of my properties are in areas where leasing isn't an option so that solution doesn't work for me like it did for my above mentioned customers.

Several of my properties are in areas where leasing isn't an option so that solution doesn't work for me like it did for my above mentioned customers. 

I would like to give her several options to work with.  

I don’t regret anything I post and I already did my research as I’ve seen several threads on the forum where you just reply constantly to yourself because no one cares to join any conversation with you.

Below I've outlined several topics I think about when analyzing future trends.