My think is that I can use shed to store landlord stuff (not as rental) and rent out rest of house.

 $1900 lost rent+$900 broker fee+ $200 utilities = $3000=$1500 a year)-$150  Misc:   Ancillary stuff.

I live in Maryland and want to start and have read the book and lots of stuff online, and have a zillion questions.where’s your top site to go to research - do you recommend the pro membership to crunch number - and to choose an area to focus?

keep in mind most investor on BP of course like to regurgitate this mantra" I am a cash flow investor  Appreciation is gambling "  LOL  not sure who coined that term but it sure is prevalent on this site. the stuff I am funding for others rents are more in the 700 to 900 range.. from what I can see..  

I prefer to spend my time either working to grow my RE business of doing family stuff. 

I know it's frustrating, we all love to hate the appraiser, but if you want to have an impact on the appraisal number you need to present your ammo to them when they arrive, before they start the process.

Some have wacky overlays, some can do really creative stuff.

So my last post seemed a little empty, here's are some add ons for you.Things you might want to try:[1] empty a room in your house and make it your dedicated office--paint or wallpaper it just like your old office--same stuff on the walls, etc...[2] Put in a desk like you had when you were working--spend the money to get what makes you feel productive.[3] Get a very comfortable desk chair you can sit in for hours a day.[4] It's COVID time, so use ZOOM to make some calls when you would normally meet in person.[5] If you're a drinker, put a mini-bar in your office so you stay put there vs going to the kitchen for a beer and getting side tracked.[6] When you're burnt out on a task, have some kind of fallback use of your time, such as reading an ebook about the business.[7] Eat breakfast everyday before going into the office and take a lunch break (if you are non-COVID afraid then go out for lunch 5 days a week).[8] Make the office your daily base of operations vs just your home.[9] Make a Vision Board on Excel.[10] If a computer CRM is not your friend--buy and use a Roldex from ebay.Just my 2 cents.

@Joe S.i am going to hold on to that SFH I bought I love it but sometimes work makes you do stuff.

At least in this area from my research, going to apartments.com and stuff, I saw one ad, but that was 1bd/1ba for $750+/month, so that's also comparable, but scary since there are no other listings.