LiveBaltimore seems to indicate that the ground rent holder owns the land:https://livebaltimore.com/city-living-essentials/g...However this law firm in Maryland has written a conflicting article:https://pricekeir.com/what-the-heck-is-ground-rent...The people's law library which @Matthew Paul linked to says: "ground leaseholder who holds a reversionary interest in the property or 'ground' underneath a home."

I also look at many of the things already mentioned, as well as property taxes and properties in vast employment hubs with an endless amount of potential tenants (employees needing a house to live in).I'm currently pending on a property in East Point, GA (Atlanta) near the airport. 

Fret not, you are probably one of the vast majority of REI's.Before you can decide what to do next, you must establish a set of financial goals. 

My advice is to continue listening to the podcasts, check out BP's library, and go to your local meetup.

A contract binding parties to an illegal activity cannot be enforced. https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/ill...However, you got a Realtor involved so it gets more complicated.  

While I could see a case being made for a higher end appliance (which may cost more than $2500 anyway), the vast majority of appliances utilized in a rental scenario, in my opinion, meet the definition of rotable and temporary.

The vast majority of people can't handle it.

I'm guessing most of those 10-13% cases had two unknowledgable bidders, where the property was a loser and they shouldn't have bid on them.....you know like when you get two clueless bidders bidding against each other at an hoa auction not knowing they just inherited a mtg.Now, for those bidding 0.25%, they are entitled to a minimum of 5% over the life of the certificate, whether it is redeemd in 1 year, or 7 years when the expire worthless....that seems to be the prevalent bidding theory I guess.The vast majority of these range from $1,000-$5,000.  

@Kelly G. actually the vast majority of agents and brokers in Milwaukee are "independent" - however many of them don't stand out because they do very view transactions.

No wonder the vast majority of newbies fail in this business.