Simply be a calm stand off landlord who is expecting his tenants to honor the lease - Not you accommodate their personal situation.

This is generally a low cash flow market due to the low risk being so close to the nation's capital, however strategic buyers that enter sub-markets of D.C. that is set for massive growth will be able to take advantage of future rent growth to evolve into a heavy cash flowing property over time, as well as home price appreciation as the area continues its trend of high buyer demand.If you'd like more information on any of these submarkets within Alexandria or would like to learn more about investing in the D.C.

There are so many gurus online pushing 0 down loans, and it simply does not exist if you have no experience, assets, or reserves.

If a landlord needs to enter a property for an inspection or repair, a two-day notice is required.Our Governor passed anti-squatting legislation a few months ago which allows owners to have the police remove them as opposed to before where it was considered a legal issue for attorney's to deal with.

Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are both extremely strong right now , with most people overpaying in the years that you mentioned and simply not KNOWING OR CARING  how to properly run a top notch Air BNB. 

Sometimes the best way to find the right type of mentor is simply growing your network and going about your business. 

@Cheryl J McGrath  Personally I don't see why any RTO buyer would enter into an agreement  and put down money if you don't own the house yet. 

I think that the biggest take-away for me in the project is to avoid crawl spaces - I am claustrophobic and hate to enter crawl spaces anymore. 

We do have a house we rent in the area and simply love it.

For anyone interested, here's what happened at each bank:1) The credit union turned me down because 1) the LLC isn't local, 2) they had no way to enter an IRA as the owner of the account in their system, and 3) they were concerned about not being able to control my appropriate use of the funds as manager. 2) Wells Fargo - I went to the local branch who didn't have availability to meet with me and sent me to the next town over 40 minutes away for an appointment with a "specialist" who could help me.