BP is maybe the greatest free resource to help you get started in Real Estate Investment there is on the internet.

This was my largest expense outside of management: $532/mo on a building grossing $8200/mo in income at the time.In discussions with my cable provider (who also provides internet to the bldg), I realized that my tenants were paying anywhere from $55-125/mo for internet on top of the provided cable TV.

I am very happy with Speed Queen.I was a little on the fence about coin- but it is a non-issue for my tenants and that saves me the hassle of installing an internet connection ( another point of failure) and dealing with credit card companies (who are once again raising fees).I had a couple of reasons for pulling out the en suites on turnover.

Here are the current numbers:- Purchase price of 340k in December 2016 - Not sure if this is relevant, but I put 10% down and have a 30 year fixed at 3.5%- Utilities (electricity, gas, water, internet) have averaged $3627 / year for the last 2 years- Pool cleaning $ 1000 / year- Lawn care $ 1200 / year- Property Tax $1450 / year (2018)- Mortgage interest $6900 (2018)- PMI $638 (2018)I guess I am trying to decide how much I would need to earn per year doing STR vs LTR 'and' which is a better investment based upon the above numbers.

"Crowdfunding" is just a fancy name for lead generation, which may or may not include the use of the internet. 

I work from anywhere with internet access and get paid well for it, so I'm not trying to replace it...yet.

I searched the internet and also find no such limit.

Obviously you have to do your due diligence too as this is the internet! 

I did some light internet searching, and the MD real estate law website is saying it should be 3% up until 2015 then switch to 1.5%. 

You are not presenting  this buyer with an opportunity that would not otherwise exist, it's plastered all over the internet, albeit overpriced.