I'm from Baltimore as well and looking to acquire my first property.

Anyone have any experience in the area that can speak to rents?

Quote from @Adam Hooper: Go to any attorney and you can get a boilerplate lease.

Ditto to all of the above.  85% is very doable with a strong credit score, strong dscr, but yes, the rate is going to be higher because of the higher leverage.

I just got under contract to do an FHA 203k myself here in Chicago, so if you want to talk about the process, please reach out!

Orignally purchased as a rental, but some unforseen circumstances have caused us to pivot to fix/flip model on this property.

I'm reaching out to BP to get good in depth answers about how powerful the loan truly is as I have tried to find podcasts/books and can't find any good ones.

How difficult is it to find tenants that are willing to pay market rent?

Quote from @Brad Tooley: Hello, I' m looking to start a career in real estate investing and want to find a job that will teach me a lot about the industry while also paying well so I can start saving for down payments and all the expenses that come with my investments.

@Sara Valentine Furnished finder and Airbnb are priority first and then go to Zillow.