Pretty ironic to rent while owning a bunch of property.My ideal goal is to invest in rental properties in the College Park, MD area.

Ideally I’d like to be able to buy and hold multiple properties down the road.

The house I'm looking to buy has a mother-in-law suite in the back of the property.

If I understand it correctly, I should look for the lender before buying, ideally?

I searched for an answer to my question on the forums and online but was not satisfied with what I found (either unclear answers or several years old).If I have an in-law suite in my basement, and I want to rent it out through Airbnb and potentially VRBO and others, am I not adequately protected by the AirBnB Host Guarantee and Host Protection Insurance?

I know plenty of homes that have legal basement suites and the home itself is zoned single family.

Ideally, any great deals on duplexes for starters and work my way up from there. 

I see the ideal investment for the poconos is (STR's), Someone please give me an insite on this that has real experience in this market.

What you describe is exactly what it is... if you have a good deal then you ideally then you've not really spent any money and hopefully even come out a little ahead and it is repeatable in a comparatively rapid pacing.

I do expect to get at least another $5-7K for an annual bonus plus tax returns.I'm open to look at any investment property, but ideally I'd like to purchase a Cape Cod vacation rental.