It’s easy to see why people love pickups, given their utility, flatbed in the back, the higher profile while driving, and the convenient rifle holder attached to the rear window.

It would be amazing to find something within half an hour of here, for convenience and to hopefully self-manage the property. 

Buying and rehabbing used homes can be a gamble - I've placed some that cost as little as $10 - 14k for buying, relocating, rehabbing, renting, etc.

So it's a bit of a gamble in my opinion as opposed to hard money loan,  and you better make sure you have extra good deal.

@Marvin HudsonHi Marvin,I took an online real estate course and completed 75 hours of pre-license coursework because it was most convenient for me, although I feel I would have been less stressed in class. 

I second the dumpster idea; when I was a tenant I found it much more convenient as well.

It does have a mobile app so it's even more convenient to manage rentals on the go. 

Other than a duplex style, what type of small-ish build outs would be affordable but also be most convenient for house hacking or renting out to a tentant without interacting with them as much?

As long as you don't squander it gambling or getting new cars you would be much better off IMO.

Baltimore city has a convenient site to look up if a property got some code violations.https://cels.baltimorehousing.I...However, it looks like the violation notices there don't show exactly what the issue was.