Quote from @Charles Pipkin: Hi everyone,I recently purchased my first property, a duplex in Cleveland, OH.  

Quote from @Charles Clark: Opening the kitchen to the rest of the house has to be one of the worst aspects of this trend.

I sense a perfect storm coming for mom and pop landlords in the area.  I'm not really surprised that there is political movement around affordable  housing in this area.  It has been tough for lots of people in this a...

Charles Schwab: 6% of workforce14.

As @Charles Carillo said, you can make the most of that time, but most people just waste the 4-5 years and then end up doing something unrelated to their degree field anyway.Maybe look into a Trade School, like an electrical one....nice clean work that pays really well.

(reply below on 1/3/2018)1/3/2018 - E-mail from Rose stating they are working on the December 2017 violations notice; | Marion County Notice1/5/2018 - I write Clayton asking if it’s true that Oceanpointe PM lost its licence in Indiana; he says it’s not true.3/5/2018 - I write Oceanpointe PM and let them know rent was late; Karen Schnabel writes back with an apology that the invoice was not sent out by mistake.3/16/2018 - Karen from Oceanpoint sends an automated invoice that says, “vacant” dated 3/20/2018; Copy of PDF Invoice AttachmentIt was noticed during the research of the timeline of events that every single invoice ever received from Oceanpoint was titled exactly the same: “Invoice 0001131 from Oceanpoint Investments LLC”3/27/2018 - I write to Charles the County inspector asking for more time to fix the property and my intention to change PM;3/27/2018 - I speak to Charles the County inspector on the phone.

I'm starting out too and my main focus is Prince William and other parts of NOVA.

Harry Wardman, he brings about a $50-70k premium over comps, and Charles Goodman who brings a $75-100k premium on his larger houses and $25-50k on his smaller houses.

Thanks for the feedback @Charles Carillo.

What about places further to the south like Stafford and Prince William?