Purchase price: $60,000 Cash invested: $61,447 Charming 4 bedroom 1.5 bath 1414 square foot single family home with Arched and leaded glass Entry door and lovely curb appeal.

I was born and raised for about 10 years just outside of Charm City. 

I have two suburban sfh properties encompassing 13 rooms.

I tell PotentIal tenants it’s usually quiet unless of coarse a gun goes off In a drIve by or the police are arresting someone with their sirens on .i also tell them it’s just a short walk down down the lItter lIned street to our frIendly liquor store and there’s a charmIng little ma and pa corner store that sells cigarettes ,rolling papers, and lotto tickets - all the essentials.

I have met countless charming people in the USA who were so bent they couldn't even lie straight in bed.Going and meeting them and looking at their houses is not due diligence.

And by high end, I mean rehab money spent on architectural details that are in keeping with the historic charm of the surrounding neighborhood. 

Your story encompasses what I envision for my future and my goals.

@Jonathan Woodruff speaking only for myself, one thing that drives me nuts is people who are typically drawn to the charm and unique qualities of an old home, and then whine about its lack of modernity--- modernity which, by the way, will likely fall out of favor again in a decade or less.

Hi Mike, I’m a local investor, real estate agent, and oversee Encompass Property Management in Fort Myers www.239rent.com.

Over the last year I have tenaciously read everything I could about stocks, which has grown to encompass real estate within the last few months.