Nathaniel,Glad to hear you are jumping in head first.

For instance Baltimore City's real property tax rate is 2.136, for a total effective real property tax rate of 2.248 in Baltimore City for 2021.I don't believe I can post URLs, but the information is available on the MD SDAT web page.

But, your head is in the right place in getting experience before you just jump into RE.

All of these neighborhoods are in high demand because of the direction Philly is heading so as long as your numbers work, go for it.

There are severe consequences if you get hit in the head with a baseball at a game.  

I am a former CFP and financial advisor who's now working as head of accounting/finance at a 500 unit multi-family operator and developer in LA who specializes in Section 8 tenants. 

Real estate was the first instance where I worked hard and I was finally shown (or compensated) appropriately for the amount of time & effort given.

I might suggest you make the decision once you know where you headed in December.

But yes you hit the nail on the head, most are very basic level.

Michigan is my home market, our head office is in Detroit.