Hello...my husband is an active realtor and I am a licensed assistant (I am voluntarily inactive with RE license) however he has an unlicensed assistant as well and we pay about $145/yr.

Figure out how to keep your job and wake up 2 hours earlier, plan your calls at lunch and plan your activities at night to move pawns in the 5 chess games at once.Then at year 2 or 3 when you have proven 1/2 to full job income replace you can have those conversations of, is it time for full-time.I still run a tech business.  

Welcome to BP @Willie D. you will find a lot of Baltimore investors are active here on BP.

Seeking your guidance :-) 

Keep active and good luck!

It sounds like you don't want a rental - so you need to look at your options to sell...owner financing, conventional, etc.You could do an Executory contract as a means around the 180 day limit but would seek legal guidance as there are lots of disclosures and risks with that route.Also, I assume this is residential - the requirement does not apply to commercial or investor purchases.

I trust most active landlords have heard of the April 4, 2016 "Office of General Counsel Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Related Transactions" For those of you who have read the guidance, what "policies and practices" have you put in place for specific prior criminal behavior?

Youd do well to pick a geographical market that you are working (your "farm") and systematically driving the communities and get to know every street by driving in your car first, noting where the problem activities are, etc.Then define what a "deal" would need to be for another buyer or for you to use your money and keep.

That activity is not for newbies, unless you are a contractor.Yes, we all start somewhere and a safer way to get started is by buying your first home, then a buy and hold SFR to gain experience rehabbing...First of all, flipping a house is not investing. 

New Mexico Tiny House Association, which is currently online-only on Meetup and Facebook, but very active online.