Sorry for the bad picture, but you can see the alley the garage is on is about 6' above the back yard.

He can walk into a house in Baltimore and point out even the slightest details for the good and the bad.

If you know you want to do real estate you might be better served with a business degree of some sort (finance) as you're going to get into lots of financial analysis to determine good deals vs. bad and more. 

I really don't think this is that bad.

Biggest focus should be on a company who isnt going to rob you blind with repairs or is more interested in getting their placement fees every few months for the bad tenants they continually place. 

Growing up, I was always taught debt is bad. 

You are now saddled with bad debt feeding the beast each month.Check your local landlord/tenant laws and see how long it takes to get a tenant out (eviction).If you want to be a residential landlord you might want to buy a vacant value add and fix it up to get rent ready ( not sale ready) and build in some equity upside.

I know turnkey can get a bad reputation but there are several reputable providers there and if you hold them long term they can be good investments.I’ve done the DIY method and so far turnkey is better for me in my opinion anyways.

Bad for you flippers, now you’re out gunned on all fronts: advertising, popularity, and billions of dollars.

I have shared on the forums different strategies that we use while investing in real estate. I have gotten differing comments on using leverage or being overly leveraged.If you could own cash flowing properties with l...