And solid footing on what to expect and what could potentially go wrong. 1) My tenant had previously been a technician at Rainsoft. 

Tile itself around $2 a sq foot.

I want to get my foot in the real estate investment door so bad. 

. ;)So here's my question; if we rent it out, we have a 24 foot above ground pool and Jacuzzi in the backyard.

For example: "I am looking for a detached 2,000 Square foot 2-family property in ________(target area). 

(price per square foot is arguably the most common metric to value an investment, especially a property that will be delivered mostly vacant)What are the current taxes, and who is responsible for paying utilities?

We are extremely excited about our new real estate adventure and due to our circumstance, this seems to be the best way for us to get our foot in the door as well as get in our very first place together this year.

The property is a ~12 foot wide and ~33 foot deep 1914 brick rowhome in Baltimore City.

A really good rule of thumb is $20-25 a square foot for rehab, then add costs for roofs, 3-5k, hvac 3-3.5 k, blow pipes, 1,500-2,000, foundation 1-30k (harder to determine when starting, but you can have guys give bids).

At $93/sq foot, my 2300 sq ft house would be worth 212,000.