Baltimore has a handful, as does Frederick.Multifamily is amongst the most competitive segment of the DC areas market due to the low amount of them that even exist (and that number is shrinking with condo conversions) and the extremely high demand of them.Montgomery County and DC allow for something called Accessory Dwelling Units.

I define a good tenant as someone who:Has stable employment in a market segment that is very likely to be stable or improve over timeHas a credit history with which you can evaluate the likelihood that they will performPays all the rent on scheduleTakes care of the propertyDoes not cause problems with neighborsDoes not engage in illegal activities while on the propertyStays for many yearsProperty SelectionOnce you select a good tenant pool, you target them through the properties you purchase.

Some great insights  Cash flow is one thing, it’s important to a segment of investors but not all.

EVERY tenant segment has some bad apples. 

Fortunately, not for most people.Even after you do get court data, you'll need to vet and segment your lists into priority and high-shot leads and focus your attention on those opportunities.I had some guy contact me off these BP forums who wanted to sell nationwide probate leads.

“Twitter really allows for more of a 360-degree view of your buyer and allows for more personal communication to take place.”Make a Digital ImprintTwitter for Real Estate: To Tweet or Not to TweetMix Up Your Social PersonaBeyond Facebook: Winning Strategies for Every Other Social Media PlatformViskovich suggests that salespeople segment their Twitter account into lists – prospects, competitors, partners, influencers, and customers – to then share targeted content accordingly.

While collecting the leads thru autoresponder forum, you can do list segmentation.

More importantly is that I can help many more segments of people that need homes

I like the hands on of real estate but like in stocks I didn't wsnt to be killed by just one market or segment of the market.

If rent control is made stronger then the real estate segment loses.