Not sure where you're planning to take her but here are a few of the local favorites:-Pappas on Taylor Ave (they've opened up a few new locations too)-Kocos Pub on Harford Rd in Lauraville-Faidley's Seafood in Lexington Market-Box Hill Pizzeria in Abingdon (about 45 minutes outside of Baltimore but worth the drive!)

Make sure we're accounting for the appreciation, cost of the sale, cost of the purchase and one of my favorite factors, the risk.

Curiosity got me.. does anyone else have a favorite strategy for keeping deposits crystal-clear?

Third, put the money into an account temporarily for a few months, settle in, buy yourself a gallon of your favorite Ice Cream, pop on the boob tube and watch a couple of good movies.

Hi Pearse,I would love to talk further about this offline, but house hacking and doing a live in flip is my favorite combo.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

Quote from @Kerry Baird: Thanks Andrew!

We did quite well in the Timber game in the 90s Owned many thousands of acres of Timberland during that time its a great industry one of the favorite things I ever did beat the heck out of rental houses LOL

Quote from @Kerry Baird: @Andrew Garcia, I would take a look at rents for a similar size (square feet and bedrooms) property so I’d have an idea of what the income might be.  

It's amazing to see old properties get renovated into something beautiful again - It's one of my favorite things about being a Chicago general contractor!