@David Robinson There were a number of factors that made Knoxville appealing for us.1- Mid/Small size city which we are more comfortable (similar to what Colorado Springs used to be) 2- Newer homes in general (i don't have expertise in the challenges associated with 100 year old SFHs)3- Diverse and growing economy (UT, Government Jobs, and Medical to name a few)4- Affordability (Turnkey SFHs are available in the low $200K in great neighborhoods)5- It seems more off the radar for investors than Memphis and Nashville which means less competitionAs for credit score, mine actually dropped from 780 to 760.

Be sure to leave a little wiggle room in the event rents start to drop or vacancies rise. 

Boulder was one of the most resilient markets in the last downturn 2008-2010 (we kept appreciating at 2-3% during that time when values dropped by half in other markets), and we’re considered a safe bet in terms of consistent appreciation (values haven’t gone down in a single year here since 1983 and annual average appreciation has been 6% consistently over the past 40 years).

One way street made it difficult at times to not piss off the neighbors when dropping off materials.

I do not follow them all that much but it should be interesting to see if and how much they drop in price.  

If you're interested in meeting up for a coffee and expanding your network, drop me a message.

Then you dropped the price out of necessity.

If difficult (ie McDonalds moves out), then I'd walk or ask for fat wet kiss in the form of a price drop.

I have already dropped a fair amount of money on bathroom updates, kitchen etc.

I have noticed a 10%+ drop in 'average' prices, a much longer time on market, and price reductions are getting to be common....