Hi gang, I'm sharing my story here because I'm interested in your thoughts and feedback, and because I'm pretty excited about how the buyer-turned-investor learning curve is shaping up. 

Find out the whole story first before doing anything else.

For example, I tell people that I will only buy property at 50% LTV period, end of story.

Hello and thanks in advance for any constructive advice,Long story short, I was laid off last year and cash savings are all but evaporated.  

I'm holding out posting in the Real Estate Success Stories forum until we get our first booking.This vacation rental is a risky plan, because our tiny house is not in a desirable area.  

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/companies/2019/08/29/ford-motor-co-invest-millions-louisville-kentucky-assembly-plant/2124179001/This is actually pretty important because their is always a threat of the unioning calling a strike.

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.