I was looking at a beach-side condo in the past year where the HOA fees rivaled the monthly mortgage payment, and units could not be rented for less than 6 months, if I remember correctly. 

However Baltimore is the only city in the top 25 markets where the rental rate of return is over 20%Baltimore has one of the most stable economies in the United States, median household income averages $70,000 which ranks #4 in the U.S.Baltimore’s millenial population has grown 16% in the last 5 yearsBaltimore has over 1,000 miles of natural shoreline making it one of the most beautiful places to liveBaltimore gets over 2,000 hours of sunshine a year, rivalling Florida as the “sunshine state”Over 2.7 million people reside in the region making it the 20th largest metro in the countryHigh opportunity and relatively low home prices make Baltimore one of the hottest Real Estate markets in the nationHope this helps you Zaki.Yvonne Dupree

Will trip to the courthouse reveal that rival siblings inherited the home and can’t agree on terms for selling the property?

And yeah I agree rent control really does leave a bitter taste in the mouth for any angelino investor but what else can one do when life gives em lemons ? 

And like I said in my previous post I personally believed and still do believe that it is his arrogance that is the root cause of his negative actions and bitter perception of RE investors.PS.

I'm looking for an affordable fixer upper in the Bmore area in which I can take my time rehabbing it with the goal of post-rehab income with decent return on cash that rivals opportunity cost and hopefully, eventually long term appreciation (decade plus). 

His office rival Mr Y however comes to office everyday and is in sight of his bosses.

I haven't found a single book that even comes close to rivaling the information in that book.

John T Reed is a blow harded old man with way too much time on his hands.A lot of his ranting is nothing but bashing others some for whom don't warrant it.He's just a bitter old man.

Then you would put yourself a a bitter war and things might just get a bit itchy!