Get a good W2 job (no waiting tables or tip related gigs), buy the worst 3 bedroom house on the block, and rent out two of the rooms to a couple college friends.

If, however, there are people lining up around the block for 1/1st and running for the hills from 3/2s then I'd call it a no-go.

With all this being said, I do own 28 units within a block of the 6 units, so that is what also has me very intrigued.

Removed debris and overgrowth on property, new siding, windows, exterior doors, total gut of interior including removing walls and re-engineering structure to support roof trusses and ceiling joists, rebuilt staircase to accommodate new kitchen design, replaced entire block foundation wall that was heaving inward, replaced sewer drains in entire home including underground, drain tiled, and rebuilt both bathrooms and prepared current garage to be remodeled to become master bedroom and bath suite.

I wanted to share this great article featuring Anchin, Block & Anchin on the “The Real Estate’s Return to Normalcy”.

I have been in a couple of houses with later-add basements and the most common thing I've seen locally is a basement footprint that's about a foot or two smaller than the outer wall of the house all the way around, with a pony wall poured or blocked on the inside around the perimeter to provide stability to keep the walls from kicking out after excavation. 

If they do not, I block their number.

This being Baltimore, it's block by block, so there's always a chance of finding a real diamond in the rough.As has been stated, Mt.

This area been flooded a number of times, Property values in this 2-3 block radius are lower than others.

Even at my current job, I've felt like I've barely avoided the chopping block a few times during work slowdowns.It's a lot of insecurity!