Beginner investor hoping to start out in Baltimore

[Sam G.]

Hi BP,

I have been reading real estate books, listening to the podcasts, reading the forums, and taking some online classes for a little while now and have decided that I should make a profile and start being more active. I am a young professional living in the Maryland/DC area with a 2017 goal of getting into real estate investing. My long-term goal would be to earn passive income through real estate to the point where I could cut back to part time at my job, while still having the financial freedom to travel and enjoy life. 

I'm currently looking at some of the nicer neighborhoods in Baltimore in hopes of finding my first multi-unit investment property. I actually posted about a potential property that I found in the "starting out" section of the forum. 

I would be interested to hear anyone else's experiences or paths to financial independence through real estate. I look forward to discussing real estate with you all and hope to work my way up to being a useful contributor on the forums. 

-Sam