So from funding balt city row houses to loudoun county :)Yeah it’s funny even on a personal level I lived in D.C. last year and the crime while I was never a victim there were probably at least a half dozen shootings within a few blocks a my apartment (which was literally across from where the nats play, a good part of town) and literally so many car jackings I lost count, eventually at the end of the year I was like I’m not paying 3k a month to have constant shootings next door, I’ve ended up for a variety of reasons spending at town of time on the eastern shore, and I kind of realized this is walkable & safe & affordable, I kind of think small towns are the future.  

This is revealing required maintenance that condo associations have zero reserves built up to pay for.   

A call to the Planning Dept revealed this 'minor' inconvenience.

Your letter reveals you are feeling a bit guilty about this normal business response to an inflationary environment. 

@Nathan Gesner is correct: getting good landlord education resources is helpful to educate yourself on the variety of legal and practical considerations of property management.

Ohio has a variety of markets whether you're looking for cash-flow or appreciation.

@Blaison Samuel No, but a simple Google search reveals someone who has bought a ton of domains, all with the keywords "J T Foxx complaints and J T Foxx lawsuits" ......possibly an attempt to bury any criticism of the fact that there was a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment of a minor, or comlpaints of him charging up to $60,000 for whatever it is he does.http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/08/24/LA62361Does that help?

He has a variety of training programs you can take.

We could overcome just about any challenge and still secure funding.With 20% down you would have a variety of solid options but some lenders would turn down the deal... which is fine, you only need one loan.With 15% Down you have an outside chance.

Good luck "By the way I believe you can succeed in both markets (high cash flow/low appreciation & low cash flow/high appreciation) but best odds are if you are intimate with the market."100% agreed and there are many ways to skin a cat (Sorry to the animal activists) hahaHaving the intimate market knowledge as you mention and an end goal will keep an investor on the path forward.Time is a beautiful teacher and will eventually reveal what strategy was best.Much success