Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance isn’t legally required but is essential to cover claims of professional negligence.In Maryland, the requirements are similar.

Find out who has good Google Reviews (and responds to them), find out who answers their phone, find out who has a polished and professional website, etc. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

If we become heavily restricted, what chance does the rest of the DMV have to get their own regulations that make sense?

Proper underwriting - this includes an appraisal, loan app and full underwriting to comply with CFPB regulations.2.

Investing in a property that’s already renovated, rented, and professionally managed could allow you to start generating passive income immediately without the added expenses of house hacking.What’s most important for you in this first deal—cash flow, appreciation, or long-term stability?

I also doubt very seriously that any brokerage/custodian is going to allow this kind of loan with 401k assets; it's likely going to need to be a 401k general purpose loan, which is highly regulated (as someone else mentioned). 

One unit passed immediately, the other unit they asked me to professionally clean the carpets.Slow on the paperwork side, but for both tenants, I can see them staying for many years.Depending on the state, they may have a one time incentive bonus to sign up. 

Big cities tend to have more regulations, more crime, more leftist-leaning policies that hurt investors and private property rights, etc.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?