This is your classic opinion host blog post, very little data, and half of what they quote is just plain worng. 

That’s the most classic mistake people make.

I thought that was a classic line and is exactly how business is.

Classic examples of the intrinsic value assoicated with the "Opportunity Cost" of your decisions.

Until there's a market correction AND more homes come to market (ie more housing starts), these classic metrics are less and less useful. 

Im also in the washington dc area . ( Arlington) and have the classic 2/1 rambler that I am getting ready to rent out. 

The property is a classic and looks like opportunity to me! 

Schumacher buy and Hold vein, a classic of landlord literature, I noted in a blog post by the same name recently)..

my classic was the tenant complaining of mold around the windows.. go and check it out and they haveand they have ruined the blinds and put up foil and plastic and so you had all this moisture  and when the mold started they were scrubbing it and ended up ruining the sheet rock try to rub the mold out..  

I’m incredibly self motivated, goal orientatedI would be lying if I said I didn’t want to make money, haha.I have lots of experience working with my hands, and I currently have a job remodeling apartments.I’ve: Installed new lighting, expanded electrical and put in fansLots of plumbing work in kitchens and bathrooms.Framed walls, drywall, mudded and paintedWorked on cars for over 5 yearsMinor landscapingHave PLENTY of toolsPoint Being: I don’t know everything and definitely can’t do everything, but I’m that classic DIYer with a good head on my shoulders eager to try and learn new things.I understand I have plenty of research I need to do regarding first home buying.