I just became a first time landlord, and I'm wondering what you guys think (I posted most of this in new member intros, but at the speed the forum moves I think posts get only looked at by a few locals, so I hope it's okay to repost this here.)The property is a 1br condo in NoVA (northern VA) that we bought since my wife was working down there, but she now found a job nearby (in NH).

hi Jon thanks for the reply, I am located in Halifax Nova Scotia .

To my knowledge, the train line starts in Fredericksburg but Fburg is (generally) a more expensive market than Richmond due to the proximity to NOVA so if folks have tips for managing the commute to the 'Burg and riding VRE north from there, I'd love to hear them too.

A lot of the investors we work with in NOVA also do business down in that area. 

You will find lots of people from NOVA here with a lot of experience. 

Hi everyone, my name is Jeff Simmons.  I'm just starting to educate myself on REI, and developing my plan for buy and hold REI.  I plan on saving for about 12 to 24 months while continuing to read and study the market...

I have looked around, but have been unsuccessful in finding a local networking group specifically for new/soon to be agents in the NOVA/DC/MD area.

Thank you all :-)Ned - In terms of the market we are looking to buy in Nova Scotia so no bidding wars, listings sell generally within their asking price.

I'm from Nova Scotia, so not super familiar with your area but I'd suggest hitting up the forums and going to the connect tool on BP to find people in your area!  

Nova Home Loans is local and does this for free.