Like right now capital gains is 15-20% but in the future if we turn more liberal or a progressive changes capital gains taxes it might be as high as 40-50% So it's a good idea to do Roth IRA  or investing so you don't pay on future gains and get taxed now at lower rates

If you like the urban culture then maybe downtownIf you like young party scenes then maybe PB and MBIf you like upper class then Rancho Santa Fey, La Jolla, CoronadoIf you like liberal (think Berkeley) then OB, Hillcrest, north park   If you like rural city in county feel with great community think Poway or BonitaIf you like casual upper class but not super upper class beach then Encinitas, Carlsbad, del MarI live in Poway and love it but I may retire to Encinitas by Moonlight Bay.In summary you are the only one that can determine best area for you.  

They just have less political capital than here (given CA's liberal bend.)

But I've always had an interest in real estate investing and have seen first-hand how passive streams of income can be truly liberating.

Be conservative with your expectations on rent/sales price and liberal with your estimates on repairs.

In general MD is a very liberal tenant friendly state.

Try going to one of these liberal cesspools like California, and you are talking something like $800 per year, per LLC. 

Some are regional in scope and others are only valid inside a city.Every single program was custom developed locally, usually by civil servants and liberal agenda-driven citizens who clearly don't understand what a "free market mechanism" is, much less how to design one that's actually functional.

You live in a liberal state so you have a shot at painting the bank as an evil organization and can probably get it to settle with you if there is even a minor error in the foreclosure paperwork or process.I am sure there are some other angles that you can work as well.

After all, if a contract is legally binding in terms of responsibilities, isn't it also legally liberating in the sense that there are certain rights - one of which is the right to sell the contract to a ready, willing and able buyer?