You just need to know what the norm is for your area.The BP calculator rocks, and is a great tool, but you really should understand as an investor how to do the math yourself, since cash flow is an investor's number one goal.

As a farther DC burb, you are more likely to get the families, which naturally makes the three bedroom more desirable.

You should be rock solid.

I hadn't thought about the more subdued entryways...but I think that is natural as people lean more towards craftsmen and modern styles vs. the Tuscan style villas of a decade ago. 

I find I am way more motivated at my unrelated 9-5 when I learn in the AM vs "rock out" on my drive. 

Many go to work every day taking care of their clients and doing the best job they can.A good real estate agent is similar in nature to a conductor of a symphony, coordinating the different players to make a successful transaction a reality.

There is so little inventory and people search for the right home for months and months and eventually give up and take anything that they didn't get overbid on.I was telling my friend last night about a tiny property in Mt Washington (area that most of Angelenos is confused as of where it is located - near Eagle Rock) that came on the market about 2 months ago at $405K.

But most on here advocate searching for the good deals where you benefit from a situation... i.e. your "greed" drives you to seek larger profits.But welcome to human nature.

Rock wool insulation I have put this in problematic single pane basement windows I am not ready to replace.

I would say that delayed gratification doesn't come naturally to any human being, biologically it isn't really how we are wired.