Came out to $43,750 per unit with was just a shade under 1.5% rent to purchase price.Properties here generally list and apparently sell for around 100 times the monthly rent (or 1%).

Watch your shade."

I've found that paint color is a) extremely personal and preference often is a matter of a very small variance in shade and b) too many people make the mistake of believing they are capable of choosing a color that will be universally accepted.

there were a few other weird things from her, like another life threatening danger, a string on one of the window shades was apparently long enough that her 7 year old might be able to walk by and entangle himself and die from it choking him. 

You didn't turn on a single light in the rooms and the shades are partially drawn closed.

@Joseph GarnerThere're various shades of gray when you you run a business: from totally unprofessional to overly complicated, and you choose where you comfort zone is.The least professional and NOT recommended: you can pay your expenses and deposit your income using any random accounts, including personal accounts that are also used for non-business money.

It seems most of the homes are older and wondering what insurance policies would look like alsoSo if someone can shade some light on these and general Baltimore related investment, that would be great. 

@Jeremy Hua, things that are broken after we inspected the house are the shades and a window frame.

I would just poly them (which you can buy with a stain therein to make them darker if desired) and some new hardware would make them look like a million bucks.

That's why I may look into the darker colors as you stated or an espresso stained look of sortts.Either way you guys have given me a ton to think about.