All Forum Posts by: Garrett Swanson

I missed this one, looking forward to future meetups!

I am willing to pay a referral fee of $1,000 if I close on a deal you bring. I am looking to either rent by the room or rent units in a multifamily building. 

My desired criteria are as follows:

-At a minimum breaks even as a house hack

-4+ Br single family OR small multifamily

-Safe area (I don't have to worry about going for a walk at night)

-Within 30 minutes of Columbia (maybe 40 minutes if it is towards DC)

I've gone through other threads on this forum about the legal ramifications of dealing with pre-foreclosures in MD without the proper certifications, and I was curious about MD regulations for marketing. Do these laws only apply to owner occupied pre-foreclosures, or would they also apply to NON owner occupied preforeclosure SFH, Multifamily, commercial, mixed use, vacant land, etc? I plan to speak with an attorney before I do any marketing but I would appreciate any guidance from MD investors on marketing in the state (mainly looking into direct mail and cold calling) while being completely compliant with local and federal laws.

I have heard of other investors (not in MD) having success with marketing to tax delinquent lists. This may be a dumb question but is a tax delinquent property the same as a pre-foreclosure property? Also, are there specific categories of sellers/lists to avoid in MD specifically, or throughout the country in order to abide by all regulations?

Thanks for the input Jacob!

Thanks for the reply, Russell. I appreciate it!

Hello, my name is Garrett and I am looking to house hack in Maryland. I'd prefer to stay within a 20 minute drive from where I currently am (Columbia). Unfortunately, It seems that house hacking in Maryland is much more viable in Baltimore and Hagerstown than other parts of Maryland that I would prefer to live in. Have you or someone you know successfully house hacked in central Maryland?

I would greatly appreciate any insight from anyone who has house hacked in Maryland, or has worked with others who have. 

I am self employed (I sell on eBay) and do not have the ability to get traditional financing yet so that is an obstacle I need to deal with. I have read books, listened to countless real estate podcasts and am really eager to get started. I think hearing from those who have house hacked in the area would be really helpful in setting me on the right track.