My wife and I live in Front Royal and are in the middle of our first investment property at this time.  

If you are looking for a rental in a city that is young, growing, and trendy we have that in cities like Royal Oak, Ferndale, and Birmingham.

In Royal Oak (metro Detroit) I just sold a condo within a week of listing.  

I looked into some places in Regal Oaks, Osprey Cove, Royal Palm Bay, and Paradise Cove.

Parking, crime, safety, snow, alternate side parking to name a few, a royal PITA. 

Had one do that with docs in Escrow :-( Flagstar was the largest bank warehousing those --They quit providing warehouse lines for Non QM lenders - Home Express -TheLender- New Rez- Royal - DeeepHaven - Carrington - Angel Oak etc - That all was securitized and investors have totally redefined risk.

It's also highly recommended to obtain a POA so you will be able to access this mortgage information from the lender, otherwise it may be a royal pain to get this data down the road.The second warning is that you need to be careful to claim this deduction on the "other interest" line of your tax forms and not on the "mortgage interest" line, otherwise the IRS computer may start bothering you.

I live in Parsonsburg, but own several rentals in the Salisbury area and am a Property Manager for several homes in Salisbury, Fruitland, and Princess Anne.

I've seen a lot of taxpayers royally mess them up.  

Structural Engineers: First Choice, Royal Engineering, Foundation Engineering Specialists.