It says the debt service is $97,994 / 12 = $8166.00 per month .

It was just a hobby.Anyways, we put an offer in on an acreage property that we want to raise our family on and will eventually remodel/rebuild the house on that property when the time is right. 

A "portfolio loan" is a loan which is serviced by the lender who issued the funds (i.e. held in their portfolio), rather than being packaged together with other loans and sold on the secondary market.

My question is: is it possible to raise the rent up to market rates if a new tenant is placed, or does the unit need significant upgrades to justify such an increase?

I also live in Virginia (outside of Richmond) but I was born and raised in Virginia Beach and went to college in Norfolk.

I don't like the national services.

Does it have to be a third party service that charges you monthly, or can it be done by a plumber without monthly costs to third party?

I was raised not far away from you in Cochranton, which is southeast of Meadville by 10 miles.    

If you go out of state, there is no reason to constrain on Dallas until you have done your research.I would expect that some who use neighbourhoodscout do it because it saves them time and money, not because the service is altruistic. 

Does anyone have any knowledge in investing in ICO's (Intial Coin Offerings) I am considering it as a method to raise capital to later invest in Real Estate.