So far I have heard Chesterfield, Prince George, Chester, Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights.

Hello charles, and welcome to BPThe best place to start is the BP ultimate beginner's guide you can access it here

I am Charles Burkholder from Ontario Canada. 

@Joe Haas A thread was started by Charles Nguyen.

. :) @ Charles - XD I just hope any other potential buyers feel the same. ;) General update: So this turd finally dropped & at 50k over what it listed briefly for last fall.

Are you a prince that needs some help retrieving funds from your Uncle?

Too bad Charles Ponzi ruined it for Vekelsman. 

PreApproved for 250K, but i would like to stay under 200K, probably more in the 150k-180K range.I need to merge my desire for the home to be an "investment first" (i will live in this home a few years and then rent it) with my girl friends demand for a fully finished highly livable home.The homes in the up and coming areas like Remington and hampden are not to her liking at that price point (not updated).Canton has some homes we both like, but they are on the smaller side at my price point, and i suspect i am buying at the top of the market here (remember i want this to be an investment) Charles village and Baltimore street side of Patterson offer inexpensive homes, but area has crime and home values are tredning poorly.

Charles, that is the type of situation i'm worried about.

Yup...exactly what Jon and Charles said