Besides acquiring my first investment property, one of my goals for 2020 is to start networking more so I can gain additional knowledge and possible find someone with the same mindset to JV a deal with.I currently live in Pasadena, MD and work in Beltsville, MD and I see that MAREIA may be a good fit and the group seems pretty active but do any current/past members have any feedback as its a paid membership and I want to make sure there is value in it (most likely my wife and I would attend so we'd be looking at the couples rate)?

I was fortunate enough to be introduced to one of the largest foreclosure brokers in Illinois and have acquired several properties through this firm too.  

Given that wraps dont have the benefit of all of these deductions, a typical wrap providing me say 5% interest and $350 a month looks way less appealing when the $350 is taxed at 42% ordinary income level.I like the idea of wraps because once you complete the deal you are 100% free to move on, mostly forget about it and acquire more wraps. 

Great if you already own property, not great if you're trying to acquire more, hence my decision to reinvest into the properties I already own as much as possible until the market cools a bit.

Most of the counties now have a digital portal to acquire these docs.

They have acquired the land for the courthouse and jail already but they have yet to get the land for the new district attorneys office.

Has anyone secured a line of credit from a bank and used this line of credit as their reserves that are required for more mortgages when acquiring buy/hold rentals?

I've also recently acquired my real estate license in PA.

Good luck with your move and REI endeavors I'm an investor and commercial agent who helps out of state investors acquire properties in KC.

Still, and even more importantly, location of the property, competitive pricing, applicant pool, etc, these will all play into your ability to get the place rented.Since it sounds like your situation was one where you're acquiring a new property, Grace has the right idea with 2-4 weeks ahead of time (but I'd even still say give yourself as much time as possible because applicants may fall through; ex. someone backs out after going through the screening process and showing intent on signing, but never does, generally you want to know that information well enough in advance that you can still not find yourself in a pinch.