Also, how does one assess whether or not one can turn a profit after paying principal/interest, insurance, and taxes each month?

You will also likely be paying more than more experienced investors as you build your team and knowledge.

However, one idea to consider is some "middle ground" for your investing...

Vendors who partner with Costco pay for market exposure and referrals, which often adds to the final cost passed on to the customer.

However it is worth it to pay a little bit more money for a mortgage now, so I can start building equity, assets, and future cash flow.Hey @Kody Glithero, welcome to the BP Forum and it's so great to hear you're looking to start your real estate journey as such a young age!

There are a lot of rules when it comes to buying a MH and if one thing is wrong the lender will deny the loan.Mostly pay attention to year built try and stay away from Mobile homes that are older than 20 years. 

Plus we had the money to pay one off if it got called and we did have a few get called ..

And you can definitely pay off your home faster if you focus on running all of your expenses through it and watch your expenses. 

You can have your tenant pay through there.

I'm also considering Halethorpe because it's a good commuter location.Some people really like supporting the city in which case , northeast Baltimore would seem to the best place to buy a single family, in my opinion given the taxes situation and given that none of those areas are walkable I’d rather just be in the county and pay Lower taxes, and it’s not like northeast Baltimore is much that much cheaper than Baltimore county, hathorpe is mixed, arbutus is nice, I hate the housing stock there, would rather be in Catonsville if I was considering western Baltimore county.