I'm also interested in investing in RI, and rehabbing homes into beautiful, rentable gems.

There are some gems of antiques here.Above the attic is a Belvedere which gives a panoramic of the city - at the time the house was built the owner would have been able to observe both the dockyard and his cotton mill from here.There is also a 3-story carriage house (800 ft^2 / floor) on the property which could be turned into a triplex - once you got all of the old tac and antique furniture out of it.I could get this house - which is still in the tony part of town - and its contents for an amazing price - but what would you do with it?  

That way they know how to shut down water to the entire house if they need to.Wow Rob thanks for that gem of information.

Liability (I have this threw my property insurance) and LLC (Which does depend on your state): I like this NOLO source of data, its fantastic:http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/llc-asset-protection-charging-orders.html Some gems from this article "All states allow personal creditors of an LLC owner to obtain a charging order against the debtor’s LLC interest.

Originally posted by @Giovanni Oliva:Love the finishes by the way!

Seriously, where did you get the vacant building pics in Baltimore... looks like a gem for a value add project.

Be patient, have your money ready to make an offer when the hidden gem comes on the surface and you have your reserves and game plan ready then you strike.

I manage projects, I find sites, I solve problems, I negotiate with huge companies, and once in a while I get a raw land gem under my feet for 'real' development. it's not the dream, per se, but I'm absolutely scratching the itch.     

Eventually perhaps I'll see the hidden gems.

Gems of the finger lakes.