(for context, i grew up in the DMV and went to school at UMD...left the area to work in NYC and now SF where things are completely unaffordable..thus i want to build credit and generate cash flow asap..). also, how would a neighborhood like brooklyn compare with something like fort washington in PG county near the MGM and national harbor..?

Did you need a PG for the BLOC?  

You will need to provide them with the property performance over the past 1-2 years and show them you have done your due diligence on the numbers.You will also need to show them your track record and ability to manage the asset.Read this guide, there is a whole section on commercial lendinghttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/06/21...As fas as the PG - If the loan is under $1 million it is hard to get non-recourse.  

Essentially, we don't pay our employers for a slot in their line up, our credentials/degree gets us a spot.

I pay about $100 per sq for materials  and $70 per sq in labor (but my roofer is a bit rough around the edges and comes from Virginia to PG county) so he probably wouldn't be interested in going to baltimore for a job but that should give you an idea of price

ALL hype, telling us interviews for Mastery would begin and there was only a few slots open so everyone would not get in.

If you google your name you come up as a 4th grade teacher in PG county. 

., Howard Co. and PG Co. but I'm considering any area in MD an option, I just need more direction on where to look. 

I don’t see a problem in making something “too nice “ if you mean slot of upgrades and stuff.

(PG County doesnt allow ADUs at all)