Now a-lot of times you buy a home from someone with seller financing and they hold the note for 6 months to season it and then sell the note to another investor or a firm and then it will most likely show up on your credit because these are more sophisticated investors.In regards to the benefits of owner financing you won't have to pay closing costs to a bank.

I was willing to pay more than my competition.

Haven't been there, but pay attention to the foundation - if the floors are level there no action needed.

Additonally house tenants take care of lawn maintenance and snow removal, and pay all utilitites. 

In addtion when the net investment property is ready or on the ARV you can do the same thing pull cash out and pay off the original amount and use the rest for another down payment.

I'm also considering Halethorpe because it's a good commuter location.Some people really like supporting the city in which case , northeast Baltimore would seem to the best place to buy a single family, in my opinion given the taxes situation and given that none of those areas are walkable I’d rather just be in the county and pay Lower taxes, and it’s not like northeast Baltimore is much that much cheaper than Baltimore county, hathorpe is mixed, arbutus is nice, I hate the housing stock there, would rather be in Catonsville if I was considering western Baltimore county. 

Dude, you're paying rent to someone.

If your intention is to invest in a turn, and increase rents that much, the tenant in place will most likely not be able to pay the increase.

The key is ensuring the after-repair value (ARV) supports refinancing to pay off the initial funding without overextending.Fix-and-flip - This requires sharp numbers and market knowledge.

Airbnb came out with a new co-host option where you could get paid for your services to assist owners by selecting % of rents...maybe have him pay you 99.9%?