My strategy is to buy and hold for long term As a DC native, It’s important for me to give back to my community by investing where I grew up, giving people an opportunity to have great, affordable living opportunities.

Comfort level with the RE and property management teams.

They are all the same risk/no risk level.

@Zachary Scott IMO, I believe this could be pretty subjective but I think it would depend on your comfort level and risk avoidance regarding certain things, e.g. rancher on a waterfront lagoon in terms of flooding issues, age of the home and potential termite issues resulting in structural damage, roof condition and what could be underneath of it from leaks.

The level of interest I’ve been getting on my most recent listings has surpassed even my expectations.

I have not flipped a house before but I have been noticing, similar to what you show here that, buyin/flipping house in a slightly higher price point seems to have more opportunity than entry level flips.

who knows at the time) deal and were introduced to other players during the process.Get one good deal to the table and you likely just met several people who will help springboard your business to the next level.

My first idea was to buy something small and do short-term rentals for the days I'm not using it.I've also considered buying a tri or quad-plex or even something a little larger around 5-12 units and keeping one for myself.My other option is to buy something with a walk-out basement and rent the other two levels out. 

However, a local investor that has a couple hundred units said that I really didn't push hard enough and get to the right level of management.

Insurance costs are based on elevation level of your first floor.