If you are looking in that area try looking within 5 miles radius of RTP because there are lots of high tech well paying jobs there.  

Hi everybody,My name is Nick, I am recently impacted by the mass tech laid-off.

Charlottesville has been seeing growth in tech, research, retiree, tourism and urban flight demographics.

I've seen typical numbers of 1%-2% higher than your current rate.What HELOCs are designed for is to be a giant credit card.

If the property manager's systems go down or if a tenant isn't tech-savvy, this could cause issues.Whether or not a virtual property manager is a good choice for managing a residential home depends on the specific needs and preferences of the property owner.

What I was thinking was more along the lines of either:A) Rent prices, since those are less subject to the whims of desperate, emotional homebuyers (this is why a computer will never really be able to predict home prices, or at least not with modern tech)B) Change in rental rates, or median home value, based on economic shocks that could happen, like a large employer moving in or out of an areaNot sure if these would be any more feasible, but they seem less driven by emotion

I've seen typical numbers of 1%-2% higher than your current rate.What HELOCs are designed for is to be a giant credit card.

And with the increased tech firm presence there, the opportunities will continue to expand, but this year has shown that physically going to an office every day may not be necessary.

Load the home with smart home tech.

In the SF Bay Area, we have the following:(1) really, really rich people (including corporate/foreign buyers) - they buy what they want when they want to buy - mortgage rates be damned(2) really rich people - demand will typically correlate with the M&A/IPO market (3) rich people/trust fund types - demand will typically move with stock/public market(4) the house rich - massive equity build up in existing allows for a cash purchase or near all cash purchase - mortgage rates may matter but not too much (5) the high tech/professional income rich -  mortgage rate sensitive but not fatal to demand where two tech/professional incomes in the household coupled, possibly, with a nice loan from the parents (6)   normal people - these days, looking at Stockton, Redding, Boise, St.