Baltimore or Northern Virginia

[Richmond Williams]

Hey everyone, new to BP, so im excited to be here!

I plan on buying my first home soon and house hacking once I find a deal. From what i’ve researched it looks like Baltimore would be a much better place to start investing compared to NOVA which is where i’m originally from.

Does anyone one house hack in the baltimore area and can share some of their experiences with it? And if anyone is familiar the two areas, do you think baltimore is the better starting point? From what i've seen the purchase price to rent in Baltimore is much better then in VA.