While 80% of these deals will most likely be terrible, you should be able to find a couple worth walking or offering up on.The third method, which requires some time and effort, involves learning how to pull property addresses, names, and numbers.

Do cost segregation very quickly now and redo your 2022 and 2023 tax returns before 10/15. 2022 will be an "amended return" with bonus depreciation; 2023 will be a "superceding return" with less depreciation than you already claimed for 2023 (i.e. somewhat higher taxes).

I know condo prices here don't usually go up a lot, but I'm hoping to find a good spot.

I was looking at these areas as well as they were cheaper than buying in Rockville and also appeared to have some decent homes.If getting the ADU would be tough in general and renting by the unit in those areas would also be challenging I may need to rethink my strategy.I am doing this as a first time MD homebuyer and looking at my options to rent a portion of the home.

I made this page a couple of days ago and would like to get some feedback from the community as to how I can improve the presentation, what key information is missing and where are some places to publish the links aside from the sale sign to increase visibility. https://ferasaltu.com/909Thanks for looking.

The average age of the number 1 single family home owner is greater than 2010 and less than 15 years old and they are now building homes new construction and owning them. the exact opposite of your strategy. older homes are the cheaper ones and unless you have experience I'd build in columbus close to downtown. same reason Toledo and Cleveland don't move the needle and there aren't 100 institutions in those markets. columbus is barely on the radar. 

As a retired CPA, I have seen more than my share of bankrupted RE investors who were over leveraged with many properties.All the more reason to emphasize developing good due diligence practices, having some skin in the game and staying on top of legal requirements, maintenance, finance and tenant screening criteria.

- What are some good resources to start strategizing my next couple years to set myself up for being able to invest?

My lender is saying I need to resolve the late payment rather than dispute it.Has anyone ever successfully got a late payment resolved?

I've done a couple small projects (drywall, painting, shower installation) with Fox Construction recently.