That said, December is a horrible month to try and rent anything due to the distraction of the holidays. 

That could mean that you are trying to sell it around the holidays. 

Happy Holidays :)

Christmas, holidays, etc etc - send your handyman $100.

Last summer I saw houses  (700k - 900k) being gone in matter of days, ofcourse the market slowed down during holidays but the appetite is still there.

Maybe it's a bad time right around the holidays?

I'm balancing a few factors, and would like some outside input.Medfield/Woodberry:-Medium-sized 3/2 rowhouses in the low $200s, many unrenovated - I'd call it a solidly lower middle class neighborhood, generally pretty relaxed and low-key-Walking distance to Hampden, Roland Park (one of the more $$$ neighborhoods in Bmore), a little further up the 83 from central Bmore/downtown-Very green, safe(r), parks, residential-Apparently has a good school districtBarclay/Station North:-Mixed residential and retail, "arts district", walking distance to Amtrak/Marc Penn Station-Not as safe.

I teach carpentry at a local high school so all this was done over weekends and holidays.

There are so many people looking for a home so why does everybody have to be so cut throat about it relax a little seems like over half of the comments on this post were like they were insulted at the idea haha.

I think it will keep trickling down the income vine till it starts affecting home prices so much that middle income prices are no longer affordable in a small respect, but once people relax they will be views as affordable.