We lost money the first two years but the lessons we learned were invaluable and now it cashflows a solid $200 a month and has appreciated over 75k.

If you bring a camera you can save a ton of time by taking pictures of the documents and sorting through them later and inputting the data onto a spreadsheet. 

There is also a Maryland-wide lead inspection that is required for any property built before 1978, but that applies anywhere in MD, not just Baltimore.There is a very active investor community in Baltimore that I've found invaluable (especially as an outsider trying to learn the city).

Your job sits where the new purchase is owner occupied, you have a lease and deposit for the old house, you are going up in value. 

If you have any SFR that have increased in value you might see how much you can pull out of each one to take on a project larger than SFR. 

I personally think a good bookkeeper is invaluable and will allow you to go to any CPA for help.

However, I see an uptick of numbers over past 2 years (assuming online census data is accurate).Is it a good idea to buy commercial space such as storage facility in Decatur?

When looking at real estate we know that very seldomly does an asset perfectly return an exact percentage and typically the asset grows in value over the time period.

It is very easy to use, pretty customizable and pulls data right in from the MLS which can be a time saver if you're dealing with an on market property.

@Sarp Ka My team and I usually just use the MLS data as well as country records (as far as I know).