Although that would be looked down upon by a lender as well because of the inherent risk of lending to someone who has too much on their plate. 

although I'm skeptical of going with her service, it is pretty logical because she would be helping me rent out a property long-term but sublease it for Airbnb.

Neighborhoods there are usually in better shape (although Baltimore is very much block by block), and in my opinion, the quality of the tenant pool is much better.Oh, and great idea checking out the properties in person—the pictures you see on the MLS can be very deceptive lol.

I'd actually like to hear your methodology on buying.

I’d like to opportunistically invest  There has been no sell off in the DC market.

Hey @Wesley Peixoto, I'd love to connect and chat about real estate.

I'd be interested if you can get anything together.

Although I think it depends on repairs.So you have to pay up to 1.25 or 1.5x, cant remember, the amount the appraiser estimates for the repairs.

Ben Franklin used similar advice to turn an enemy into a friend (although his was asking to borrow a book).There are some caveats here, you cannot be wasting time thus you need to demonstrate that you are taking action. 

I have never purchased an investment property before (although I do own my primary residence), let alone done a seller financing deal.