All Forum Posts by: James Belcher

Hello Stephanie,

There are plenty of areas between where you are in DC area and where your family is within the Richmond area for BRRR. My suggestions would be the Fredericksburg area, which is conveniently half way in between both as well as the Greater Richmond area.

The Fredericksburg area offers the appeal of being conveniently half way between DC and Richmond and has a thriving business/industrial sector including Geico, DHL, McKesson, idX, greenchip, and First Line Technologies along with being home to the University of Mary Washington and Mary Washington Health Care.

The Greater Richmond area offers the appeal of being the State Capital, has a strong business/industrial/financial sector including Altria, GE, Meta, Lego, CapitalOne, Carmax, and Brinks to name just a few of the big players.  It is also the home of VCU and VCU Health Care.  Richmond was named as the most diverse US cities for Religious Diversity by WalletHub in 2021 and the #4 best state capitals for safety - quality of life by WalletHub in 2023 and has the Maggie Walker Governor's School, which is one of the Top 10 best public high schools in the United States.

In between those two major competitors are also the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck.  All of the areas I've mentioned have a substantial number of properties which could be bought, rehabbed, rented, and refinanced.