How to know where to start?

[Tracy Edwards]

Hi! I live in Maryland and want to start and have read the book and lots of stuff online, and have a zillion questions.

where’s your top site to go to research - do you recommend the pro membership to crunch number - and to choose an area to focus?

I don’t want to run around the entire state to look at house and would like to narrow down to just a few zip codes…  I prefer to start in Maryland because I live here… I am seeing tons of stuff in Baltimore city for sale and that actually makes me worry a little.. can they not rent or do some people only want to flip houses?  I think I want to focus on suburban areas with families.  I can’t afford a rehab/flip in Howard  so I was thinking Carroll or Baltimore county. 

Any areas that might be a great place to start?