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Anonymous wrote:The only way I would invest in North Arlington would be to cater to college grads sharing a house. Check out this one http://www.arlnow.com/2013/09/23/metal-house-rankles-neighbors-with-kegger-ad/

How strong/weak is rental market for SFH away from metro? We are thinking of homes near cherrydale or westover. Would we find tenants or are the rents too low to cover the mortgage?

Market in Cherrydale and Westover is good because of schools. You are more likely to find families who want to rent rather than four bros or four sorority girls away from Metro.

Anonymous wrote:I would try and rent your house through the military housing site. We know lots of military families that get stationed at the Pentagon and prefer to live in Arlington. As a whole it seems that these families take better care of their rental properties then other tenants.

Military housing site? MilitaryByOwner?

You could try Brian Klotz. He's with ReMax.

Judy Cranford. She's the best!!

I would try and rent your house through the military housing site. We know lots of military families that get stationed at the Pentagon and prefer to live in Arlington. As a whole it seems that these families take better care of their rental properties then other tenants.

Anonymous wrote:The only way I would invest in North Arlington would be to cater to college grads sharing a house. Check out this one http://www.arlnow.com/2013/09/23/metal-house-rankles-neighbors-with-kegger-ad/

How strong/weak is rental market for SFH away from metro? We are thinking of homes near cherrydale or westover. Would we find tenants or are the rents too low to cover the mortgage?

I always think something with dirt under your feet is a great investment- especially some place like Arlington. Good for you!

Anonymous wrote:The only way I would invest in North Arlington would be to cater to college grads sharing a house. Check out this one http://www.arlnow.com/2013/09/23/metal-house-rankles-neighbors-with-kegger-ad/

I've seen this house. I don't think think enough liability insurance exists...

The only way I would invest in North Arlington would be to cater to college grads sharing a house. Check out this one http://www.arlnow.com/2013/09/23/metal-house-rankles-neighbors-with-kegger-ad/

Anonymous wrote:My caveat would be why do you want to buy a single family house in Arlington for investment? Buying these properties is very competitive and they require maintenance.

Consider buying a condo or townhouse which has a broader market of tenants and requires less maintenance.

We are moving out of the area for a while and want to have a home to move back to in a location we prefer. Given the growth in prices in the market, its hard to be sure we can afford it when we return in several years. Yes, we could gamble that house prices will slow down their growth or drop, but end of day we want to live there eventually and want to hedge against crazy future growth. We figure we can eat the losses if market tanks (both housing and rental) 50%, just a cost of trying to live where we want to live, eventually.

My caveat would be why do you want to buy a single family house in Arlington for investment? Buying these properties is very competitive and they require maintenance.

Consider buying a condo or townhouse which has a broader market of tenants and requires less maintenance.

We are looking for a recommendation for a realtor for an investment SFH property in Arlington. Any recs? Any caveats on being a first time landlord in this area?