If It were me, I would take an exploratory trip out here and network like crazy hoping to find one or two trustworthy contacts.

It took a $100 deductible, several trips by the maintenance man they sent (he was not good, and that's a whole story in itself), a second maintenance man (keeping his number handy), and some spoiled food for my tenants.

They needed to spend the night in a hotel room because the AC repairman couldn’t make it until the next morning at 11am.

I was supposed to have closed on a property in the Charlotte, NC area on Friday morning.  

1.5" is pretty substantial and will definitely be a tripping hazard.

Morning Jessica,I have done business with both banks.

Morning Everyone! 

You would hear "OMG heated floors in the morning in winters would be amazing" but how much is that worth?

During the auction, I noticed the prices and told my wife that we could buy a second vehicle and make enough profit to pay for the trip.

Crime is a lot lower than any place on the east coast.There is plenty to do in the summer and the big towns are day trip distance if you want more.There is a Coastal Oregon Craigslist and you can google any town name plus real estate and get a listing of all properties for sale.My opinion is that you'd want to be north of Florence.