This allows the investor to invest in several properties for the price you would generally pay in one, significantly reducing their risk exposure thanks to diversification.

This at least reduces the risk that you will be having to pay a lot out of pocket to cover a low appraisal.

I do not know the Maryland market so I can't help you there but hopefully I can help lend some guidance on where to point your energy.

As such, results will depend quite a bit upon an individuals energy and effort that they put into it.  

Letting them selectively have 1 weakness on paper is the generous part- and you need to be very selective with the weakness, at that.I'm not a fan of self management as I've experienced a lot of tenant drama over the years and I no longer invest time/energy into this- now I invest money into with management- but when you're a new investor, it's a truly great way to learn.

If I die unexpectedly, my family is taken care of.Retirement accounts were meant to replace company pensions by reducing employee income during employee working years to save businesses money.

I've owned it for 2 years and both summers have been booking at nightly rates well above what I expected, and winter has been bringing guests for 1-3 months at a time reducing the turnover and putting the income on autopilot.

Selling a few, seller financing a few all to reduce my hassel, work re trimming the dogs and high effort doors. 

If you sell you will need to pay some form of tax and that will greatly reduce your purchasing power. 

You may also need energy calcs.