Hearing horror stories of getting bad renters out and the damages they do to the home, I'm intimidated to rent out my home and proceed with buying a new home to live in and update.  

@Christian BrodinGreat story in the end and I'm glad you turned it around. 

look forward to hearing your stories as you work on your investment.

At this point, im paying to get this ridiculousness out into the open.However, I will now say with absolute conviction, that if Baltimore chases people who are honest (and apparently good dressers) away, who dont have sob stories, and keeps those that do, they are literally curating a society of people who dont have their act together, and driving away people that do.

Long story short- I'm currently doing a live-in flip and plan on selling the finished product in the Spring.

I have a 3 family, 3 story home (built in the 40's) under contract.  

Good luck with your goals and please post any success stories so we can follow and learn from any experiences you have.- Connor

As you already know, BiggerPockets is a great place to learn and grow.Please continue to share you successes and horror stories with us.  

That debt will be settled out of my own pocket after closing.The moral of the story is to find a competent attorney that understands what you are trying to be do, so that all of the proper documentation can be created and filed. 

So nice to hear your story, and it sounds somewhat similar to mine.