Just a few comments, not an essay, LOLRestraining a property owner from obtaining equity, such as doing a first and not allowing a second behind them can be illegal, (State laws vary) and is predatory, even in commercial.

I am interested in buy and hold investments with small cash flows with the ultimate goal of being able to pay all of my monthly expenses with the rental cash flow in 15 years and continue working my full time job.Currently I am working to obtain my real estate agent license for the purpose of MLS access and the ability to write offers and control transactions.

Then once you have your goal, you need to create a strategy to obtain that goal and the steps it will take to make that happen.Hope this helps, I manage many homes for engineers, my wife is one and as an active airline pilot I deal with them so I am pretty familiar the mindset of one (I think)If you ever want to sit and chat with me and talk about your plan I would be happy to do so if you think it would help.

He has obtained so much business that he cannot handle all the lawns by himself (lots of foreclosures in Wichita, KS).

Has anyone ever obtained a property tax delinquent list for Maryland?

(Maybe you have a partner or spouse which you could make the partner)Another thing to consider is many folks will buy a name in their personal name to obtain the conventional investment loan financing terms which are typically going to be your best terms.

I obviously intend on staying put for a long while, so am debating between obtaining a lease or purchasing a space. 

I called the 800# to mortgage servicer, followed the prompts, and according to the recording, they obtain property tax information directly from the PVA and will ensure property taxes get paid on time.

The home prices in the market in which you want to invest, and your "bankability" or in other words your ability to obtain credit from a bank. 

The credit cards are just my back up should I need money but unable to obtain hard money related to no prior experience.