It's safer and allows economies of scale. 

If you want to rent do you want current cash flow or do you want safer areas with more appreciation potential.Pigtown is the closest area to downtown that is still inexpensive but currently it is not very nice area. 

Also, I would've bet money that DMV are would win since 3 of the top 20 bids were in this area and Bezos owns a home here. 

There is also an assumption that the cashflow should grow over time as the rent inflation and expense inflation diverge, but housing values are high right now so I don't know that is a good bet to hedge right now. 

Sounds like a deal but I bet the place was trashed or next to it..

A hard money lender would be your best bet (my guess).

But I would bet that and FHA loan may not be approved for a house on the other side of the country.  

I use quickbooks online (I bet all the quickbooks softwarewill do it) You send them An invoice in there email , they can pay by check online, totally free for the check online but if  you forget to uncheck the box to allow credit card charges, then they will have the option of paying by credit card (3%fee deducted for you)Thier check paid online through quickbooks takes over a week to fund , that’s the only downside 

I would say that your best bet would be to buy property very close to the Potomac Yards fill-in metro station that is scheduled to be completed in 2021. 

Your best bet is to figure your own best skill set and leverage it to your advantage while asking the deal sponsors about their needs.