It seems that the value of a lot of the properties up there are not necessarily based on comps but how much the tenant is paying.As a side note, this company recently pulled out of Baltimore and is working in PG County.

., Montgomery, Ann Arundel, PG and a few other Maryland counties.

If you are more adventurous you can go north to Baltimore, and to southern PG county and hit the 2% rule or higher.Also you say you ignore appreciation...while I think that may be a good idea on the early properties, as you need that cash flow basis...appreciation is how you really build wealth.  

I am located in PG county Maryland.

I have a charming upstairs/downstairs apartment that was built in the 20's. Lots

A form of house hacking my neighbors and friends have done in the District of Columbia and in PG Co are the following:Roommate in the house: This is what I did for about a decade until I got married.

George, Baltimore has been like that since I first looked there in the mid-80's. Lots

Plus, there are reasons you might not want to ask for a personal guarantee.You shouldn’t ask for a PG if you loan to retirement plans.

On Pg. 262 of Brandon's book "The Book on Rental Property Investing" he talks about presenting your deal to a private money lender to make sure all the numbers are laid out clearly.Is this the same thing as an Offering Memorandum (OM) or has anyone created a .doc or .PPT for this purpose?

.; for example I think there are currently about 9 different dryer vent slots located on the exterior but only 2 are actually active...I am leaning towards the hardie for sure, just got to wait for a couple more of the quotes to come back and see if they are any closer to the cost of vinyl.