Maybe I should take the hint?

Hint: you will see the above mentioned locations a lot"Would it be more advisable to look for deals inside DC where there asking prices are typically 500k+ on relatively small apartments or to look into PG county and purchase a newly built home that's metro accessible and costs 300-400k?"

You can also see other threads I have responded to other investors to get a hint of my expertise.Funny, how you asked for some advice and it is people who stand to make money should you act on their advice.

As j hinted you'd probably not pay $200k in cash for $50 bucks in cash flow.  

@Jay Hinrichs as you hinted, there is a reason all those turn key sellers come to pitch their junk in CA- because there are plenty of people in CA who already have made plenty of money in home equity!

I will call a few more. 30-35 doesn't sound to bad.Here is a hint.

Why don't you first write a few dozen blog posts, spend countless hours responding to questions and actually show us how to design your lifestyle around the things you love doing and THEN come back with your critique and comments.Here's a hint - rather than prying into the financial lives of people you don't know, why don't you befriend them?

--We explained to him that this was our first deal, and we were going to do more, hinting at future business.

Biden has already stated he will do away with cost-basis on the inheritance of real estate, and has hinted that he would levy higher taxes on “real estate investors”.

His posts are all sunshine and rainbows, no hint of his scandals.