Like @Greg M. mentioned for those 'in the industry' it isn't really a surprise, nor is it expected to get better for awhile.

As Adam mentioned, larger unit counts mean less face to face but if you're able to it certainly couldn't hurt! 

As mentioned on here, there are links to the BP meetup forum and the SUCI meetup section.

As far as more technical financial analysis you mentioned above, I have found it is easiest to track these items in excel - I just update the workbook each time I analyze.

As mentioned in the title, I have $250,000 to invest.

As mentioned by the others, rent is one of the reasons why a rental can be on the market for too long.

As Brie mentioned, you can not deny tenants because of their vouchers.There are other subsidies that you could look into besides CHA.I bet @Mark Ainley or @Jared Kott could provide some better context than me around the subject.

Yeah as @Joe Norman mentioned above, Property Management is an unlicensed activity in Maryland.

Not to mention their bleeding populations.

I wish I would've thought about househacking back then so its cool to see someone taking advantage of the strategy.As you mentioned, Long Island is super expensive and competitive.