Plenty of ways to skin the cat, just need to drill down and figure out which one you want to do and then push forward with it.

There are plenty of markets that you'll do well in -- it's just a question of where you want to live.Good luck!

There are plenty of reasons for using it, but it could be a good way to get a house that otherwise wouldn't be financed by the bank(due to appraisal guidelines...or most certainly FHA appraisal guidelines).

There are plenty of reasons for using it, but it could be a good way to get a house that otherwise wouldn't be financed by the bank(due to appraisal guidelines...or most certainly FHA appraisal guidelines).

He's gotten plenty of money from us from securing a lease for us on behalf of our old landlord and the 3 referrals from us he's closed on with median home prices of $375k.

I deal with PLENTY of Boomers & Greatest Generation folk who certainly do better when the outreach & drip approach is human and via the phone.

There are plenty of houses in Baltimore that are in better shape that you could fix and rent. 

Now you have plenty of security...lost your job?

Quick note about the surrounding Baltimore area - there are plenty of ways to househack, however multifamily is not as common in our area than in others (as often discussed in BP books, podcasts, and forums). 

As for the retrofitting plan, I can see how it can work but there's plenty of opportunity for shoddy workmanship and fraud in things like that.