If you want to stick to the DC/MD/VA area, you might want to consider house hacking a SFH and Airbnbing an extra level/room/basement/crawlspace/fallout shelter-- like you said multis are few and far between here, but you might be able to find some in areas that show up as that beautiful deep navy blue on the Trulia crime map.I live in northern VA but do all my investing outside the area. 

My wife graduated from there, and that is a beautiful area to live for sure.

I see your beautiful familiy in the photo :) So it might be a little more difficult.

The beaches are truly beautiful there, but admittedly the area, is, well, it's Florida man, and they seem to be stuck in MTV 1986 spring break there in DB.  

Hopefully you have taken the time to upgrade your kitchen, and have given it a beautiful facelift!

But that the beautiful thing about RE, there are so many avenues I can choose. 

After months of painstaking research I found a beautiful 340-acre parcel which satisfied all our criteria.

my name is Gal and I currently live in beautiful Denver, CO.

It is a 3 bed, 2 bath in very good (move-in ready) condition with a driveway, good sized front and backyards and in a nice, up-and-coming neighborhood, just across the street from a beautiful community park.

The townhouse I own is in a beautiful newer gated community in a great location with great pool, spa, picnic/bbq area, and $140 per month dues which I think is totally reasonable.