We currently live around Fort Meade and we really like this area,  Howard County or near the beach (North Beach in Calvert County).  

Property development companies are also interesting too Berkowitz (St Joe) or Ackman (Howard Hughes Corp) are big land owners.

Originally posted by @Howard Pritchett:Hello everyone, does anyone have a strategy for using hard money for a fix and flip then switching gears to make the possible flip a rental?

Hello @Darren Howard, welcome to the site!

@Shannon Cannon @Abram Howard and @Jeff Greenberg are correct.

Good luck @Christopher Howard!

I have 2 in Howard County, but HoCo is expensive and I haven't had much luck finding anything well priced.  

The first one from Howard Marks in particular reminds me to stay grounded when looking at potential deals."

I think Howard Schultz(Starbucks CEO) sits on Potbelly's board of directors, or atleast did at one point.

What i learned by personally speaking 1 hour with the billionaires Howard Marks and Alexandre Soares dos SantosAfter 2 years living of the proceedings of the sale of my previous company, about 200 books, personal encoubters and almost 30 direct interviews you come to the conclusion that you need to:1/find what people want and figure out a way to provide them that2/connect that with your interests so you can follow it with everything you got3/embrace your strengths and weaknesses and figure out a way to protect yourself where you are unreliable4/estimate the % of succeeding and the % of failing so you won't get burried.5/develop a plan6/assign the stuff to people like you that can get you what you need, treat them with respect and show them you are grateful for their work7/look for a steady recurring source of revenue8/sustainable steps.