As I mentioned in some previous threads, I'm a teacher living in China, but I want to relocate back to the U.S. and live there for a few years, then rent the condo out.

At that point in my life, i absolutely hated reading.. i was more interested in football and girls.. but we had a "silent reading" period everyday for 15 mins and I had a teacher who was a real ball buster.

Your local MLS in MD is connected with MD-VA-DC and enables you to pull lists of absentee owners from tax records that includes their mailing addresses and full names.Doesn't cost the Realtor anything but time (<5 min to pull a spreadsheet of a zip code, or to pull 2-3 individual records).

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I was sitting in history class and my teacher turned on the TV.

Your wife's full time job is what has enabled you to focus on your investing and grow the way you have.

You said you have this party's address so write a concise letter introducing yourself as the property owner and asking for clarification of the situation that enables them to rent out the lot. 

I tend to interact more with the tech-enabled BDs and dont often talk to the traditional ones too much, but one BD told me last month that few BDs will place anymore.

Enabling me to get to the $500 easier and also take out more money when needed. 

Another point to think about is that if you can 2-3x your 1M in the next 5 yrs, that could enable you to buy a 10MM property by yourself.