Sorry @Hasan Hamdan In Houston here we are seeing a lot of investors from not only other states but a lot from other countries buying in our local area.

That's why we have the issues we have in this country.  

Austin = Great City College Station = Flyover country

We also buy pure rentals that make sense ;) We own all over the country and self manage the properties.

Anyone in the Baltimore, Annnapolis, Eastern Shore area have a recommendation?

Currently I own a single rental property which is managed by family and rented out to trusted friends due to my job keeping me out of the country most of the time.  

After this I plan on going all over the country and investing.

I have run multiple businesses in multiple countries and enjoy owner operated businesses as startups, because the work is all done and only relies on one person to come in and put systems in place. 

I suspect in my area of the country (The suburbs of Boston) that deducting 50% of the rental income toward expenses that it would probably virtually impossible to find many properties that would fall into that category. 

But in other areas of the country that might not be the case.