I’d research buying a duplex, triplex, or four-plex to live in one unit and rent the others out.

@Jacob Masters, I would stay away from Baltimore until you do your research. 

I want to hang my license with an investor friendly real estate company that I can optimize my properties exposure through the MLS, as well as have the ability to have access to the MLS for research. 

As I've heard on the podcast and within my own research, the taxes are just part of the expenses to consider in a prospective property.

I like to show investors the Tampa Heights "Zoning&Development" website, to confirm that this area is coming up, and a gold mine for investment properties. https://www.tampaheights.org/zoning-development/I am always looking to connect with reliable GC's down here for my investors.

I started taking action while I was still active duty so do your research and don't be afraid to make some mistakes. 

The National Association of Realtors is a good resource for info like this.https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statisticsHere is a similar link from Zillow.https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

Hello fellow bigger pocket members,My name is Aaron and I am new to Bigger Pockets.I have been researching in regards to making money in wholesaling.

Columbus is looking pretty attractive. http://www.marcusmillichap.com/research/researchreports/reports/2018/01/05/2018-us-multifamily-investment-forecast

It is a bit mind blowing that we can now access such a vast resevoir of wisdom here, kinda makes up for all the time wasted on nonproductive internet crap:)The warchest therory has another downside; similiar to folks endorsing gold to hedge against catastrophe, what happens when the storm passes and you and everyone else now has to turn their gold into cash at the same time?