Check out my personal favorite, Set For Life by Scott Trench , or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.3.

I would also check references and make sure the installer is licensed and insured.Roofing has more variables-disappointments- than even plumbing and you want it done right the first time.

Alex, check the forums for agents in Baltimore here.

The attorney doesn't have a standard commercial lease or group home lease.  

Go check those areas out back in the 90s.

@Jon Crosby Thanks I'll check it out!

Strong appreciation and cashflow but you will most likely have to lower tenant qualifying standards in these areas and put up with a little more headache in the short term.

And/or assume that everything is trashed and you have to rehab the entire house.I have bought houses without going inside, but you can usually get on the property and look in some windows. check the roof, exterior siding, main panel, etc and get a pretty good idea of what the house will need.

Taking away the garage from the existing tenants will lower the rents on those units.Currently they are:4 bed 2 bath rent = $2,000 3 bed 1.5 bath rent = $1,600I think the 4 bed 2 bath is the one with the partial conversion, and three units might look like:3 bed 1.5 bath = Rent $1,500 (no garage)1 bed 1 bath = Rent $1,1003 bed 1.5 bath with garage = $1,600Don’t be misled by the 6.6 cap rate in the listing, they are just using gross rents which is incorrect. 30% (25% expenses and 5% vacancy is standard in our market), and this is really a 4.7% cap rate.

Check into their BBB rating and real reviews.