Or, as Travis mentioned, sell your primary residence and explore house hacking opportunities, which will allow you to snowball income savings to deploy into the next deal. 

That violates the Takings Clause.MD can be distinguished (in fact MD was mentioned in the decision) in that there IS a process on the books for the foreclosed owner to petition the court for the surplus. 

As other people mentioned the areas do change pretty quickly. 

Anything else that might be worth mentioning based on this? 

The resources and books you mentioned, like the BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide and The Book On Rental Property Investing, sound like excellent starting points.Prioritizing financial stability and eliminating debt is crucial, and I agree that a solid financial foundation is key to successful investing.

(There are at least two of us in this thread)Where are the discounts you mention?  

It was 20% down  Like I mentioned on my comment above, it is possible to still finance this property with a non-traditional lender, especially when you are putting 20% down.

As Elias mentioned above i think you're insurance costs will continue to rise and while the property may appreciate as well i don't think juice is worth the squeeze.

Congrats on finishing up the rehab, as others have mentioned, make sure to document your work.Keep the invoices handy.

I'll looking forward to your immediate response.Please resolve this issue ASAP, our tenants have already submitted the rental payment to your Appfolio account $49,987.00(attached report), however it is NOT showing this amount in your account at all, not even mention transfer the fund to our BOA account.