@David Roberts With the metrics you've listed, you're better off going with properties in the lower-end of Northeast, DC maybe Deanwood or near that area, I've looked at Baltimore in that price range and the rents are better in DC when dealing with the same class of property and/or renters.

Keywords: loop / Woodlawn / Bronzeville / deering / south shore / Chatham / Washington heights / calumet heights / south side Chicago 

The appreciation there is greater than Eastern Washington due to jobs.

Many people work in DC and live in Baltimore because, as you said, you can get more for your money.How are you going to manage it?

I am looking to buy this duplex in WA and found out during due diligence that the garages of both units were converted into bedrooms in the 90s.

@Sergey Pshenichkin There are several programs in MoCo that offer grant assistance for down payment, as well as several in DC.

Hey BP community, newish investor in Spokane WA, looking to expand my portfolio, I have 2 long term rentals now and I’ve decided to stop viewing it as a HOBBY and treat it like a business.

I currently have a few properties, and with the market appreciation in the DC metro area, I have about $100k equity in each property I own (four total, nothing compared to what I read on here), and as such I want to continue to build a buy/hold portfolio, but at same time I'd also like to have some money available in case the market takes a turn, in order to be able to make some moves.

I would like to become a broker in Washington, D.C. and believe that I am subject to an exemption from licensure requirements under section 47-2853.181. 

BP - I am considering making an offer on a four-plex that is waterfront to a large recreational lake in Washington State.