That's where good people live, and good people make good tenants.But before you put money down on a house, I would find a quality property manager.

DSCR loans are not that low and regular hard money loans will be in the double digits.

You can attend all the REIAs and read all the books and sign up for all the conferences, and spend all the money, and you are will never really know you can do it until you do.Over 20 years in real estate in various forms and roles, action will beat out intelligence or education or even network 100% of the time.  

So many "investors" bury themselves in complex, expensive situations to protect themselves from some unknown threat to their non-existent business.Figure out if you have any shooting skills (or even enjoy the game) before spending money on $600 Nikes or an indoor basketball court. 

I am just beginning my journey as a wholesaler with zero money and zero knowledge.

Just ask the owner what are you going to do with the money if you sell for cash??

Halethorpe/Elkridge/Glen Burnie are good as well but your money definitely won't go quite as far as Dundalk and Essex as everyone has hinted about here.  

I am just beginning my journey as a wholesaler with zero money and zero knowledge.

And starting to get some money is better than no money right ? 

Living closer to work saves time and money.