I'm not sure that I want to stay in the Virginia Beach area, due to the high cost of buying a condo/townhouse here. Yes, I could use a large % of my money to buy a good place (Down payment), but for what reason? Not ruling out many places to live that have online sports gambling. From my reading a few months ago it seemed a 50% chance for NC to follow Va. Without doubt NC is less expensive for a place to live.
My credit score went to 806 after paying off all debts, but the prices of housing didn't drop.