If your guests are leaving standard 5-star reviews, that’s great—but if those reviews could apply to any rental in your area, you’re still competing on price.If they’re leaving raving reviews, your property becomes the go-to choice—at premium rates.

I'd rather purchase a vacant rental if I had my choice.

I've been looking into going with the route of section 8 (or housing choice voucher).

So you can sell, bank the money, and wait as long as you want to find the perfect home for your family. 

Perfect for a hands-off investor testing the waters.What’s your vibe—sticking with Baltimore to grind it out, or curious about a rural southeast play with us?

He believes Dollar General may be a good choice for us. 

Test him and ask if he can give you 2-3 choices from his portfolio.If he gives you a line that this is his "best" one, or that the others are spoken for already - WALK AWAY!

Has anyone perfected this process?

They are a bit undersized but perfectly suitable for 1 bedroom apartments and the slight increase in costs is far less than the costs associated with venting the units properly.

The first deal's never perfect.