I haven't needed to go section 8 as there has always been a strong demand otherwise.

I am personally not bothered just by their presence but it would depend on what the issue is.

The begin to promote all the free ads, posts, forums, directories, social media, etc.This will allow you to setup a foundation for an Internet presence without breaking your wallet.

However flips, and single family prices are strong and have been climbing as they are increasingly becoming in demand the past 12 months and I wouldn't mind a lump sum of cash!

I'm in a strong financial position, so if there is a loss, I can handle it.4.

It done properly, the banks appraisal should be around the same value.I would have to strongly disagree with Ed.

In addition, the county is VERY large, and what you'll see in the south/east portions of the county (Rockville and areas near DC) is going to be a good bit different than what you'll see in the north/west parts of the county (Gaithersburg and areas closer to Frederick).Btw, I lived in MC for a long time back in the 90s (Gaithersburg/Germantown) and love the area for buy and hold real estate, but I'm not convinced that the market is going to appreciate above national trends over the next several years.I respectfully have to disagree with you, @jscott. 7 out of the top 10 high schools are located in Montgomery county including the overall #1 (Which has been for awhile) Walt Whitman.http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/...While I can't speak specifically to areas much outside the southern part of the county, which is where my specialty is (Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Kensington, etc,) that specific sub market I would argue is quite strong.

Until you build a good and strong relationship with the bank (buying tons of their inventory) where you may be able to purchase directly from them no middle people; you'll have to start out like everyone else and that's working via bank realtors.Kudos,Mary

Make strong offer by going with what is traditional for the area or better.

I can tell you in Athens Georgia, just up the road from you guys, we have done exceptionally well around UGA building a strong buy-and-hold portfolio of MF Condos, Duplexes and Quads.