MoCo, PG, DC, Anne Arundel are much more fogiving, and like youve alluded to, Baltimore will eat novices alive. 

Hey BP family, 
Ok I need your help I have decided that I want to do my first flip deal with in the next three months. I live in South  Florida currently. I I have 10k-15k to put in the deal along with the hussle. I ...

Apparently the guano can eat through wiring, which caused that building to lose its grandfathering - had to be brought up to current code.Thankfully I've not had that specific issue myself - I'd push the board to come up with a solution because it's probably not just your unit (or it won't be).

Though if that's not the case, unfortunately, you'll have to file with your insurance or eat the cost.

May as well be an agent IMO if working to eat is the 7th why answer.  

The sticker shock of running such campaigns eats at me...

I wouldn't recommend anyone jump into this and have all your eggs in this one basket especially right now.I would recommend you buy a duplex or quadplex.

Before going with the duplex look at submetering and other things that if not done could eat up cashflow.

The future of higher education and office work is indeed fascinating...I started to work at home like everyone else in March and thinking about how to inform my boss that I have no plan to go back to the office even when this all mess is over...just with the money saved on the commute and eating out makes me feel I got a raise.

Somehow he can’t get ahead on the extra 180k of equity he got because his lender is eating up all of that in fees...