If a concentrated location for your rentals goes south, they all will be impacted to some degree.

Is there something I can do to filter out these cases so I have a more concentrated list in my hands of real potential leads and not just garbage.

I would concentrate on building my team.

I used to concentrate on Kenner, Metairie, LaPlace, the areas that I considered to be "safer" than the city.

The inventory is now down to a more normal level and I spent a great deal of time in 2013 planning my business next move(s).....which led me to concentrating on flips.

Also, having predetermined what is important to you in a loan - speed, low down payment, no credit check, or low interest rate/fees will enable you to concentrate on the lenders and brokers that deal in those types of loans.One important caveat - If you have 25% down payment money available, a credit score of 720+ and the time to close, you will be able to score a long term low interest rate loan that will allow for a positive cash flow on a large number of investment properties.

The downside to it is that it costs a couple hundred bucks and you need to re-test at ever tenant changeover.When testing for lead-free an XRF gun is used to determine lead paint concentrations on different surfaces.

You've probably already discovered there are many MD investors on the BP site as well as many who concentrate on Baltimore City/County.

Concentrate on location and make your unit stand out in the pictures.

You also can concentrate on learning and meeting people until you turn 18.BTW as awesome as it is you are taking this kind of initiative at your age you ARE still just a kid.