I was thinking more about people who would do MTR like a travel nurse/corporate professional with convenient public transportation vs. renting a car for a couple of months. 

He gives off sleazy used car salesman vibes when communicating with him and I worry about giving him any money only to never hear from him again. 

It ran after a car coming up the driveway the other day and was barking at our guests. 

So from funding balt city row houses to loudoun county :)Yeah it’s funny even on a personal level I lived in D.C. last year and the crime while I was never a victim there were probably at least a half dozen shootings within a few blocks a my apartment (which was literally across from where the nats play, a good part of town) and literally so many car jackings I lost count, eventually at the end of the year I was like I’m not paying 3k a month to have constant shootings next door, I’ve ended up for a variety of reasons spending at town of time on the eastern shore, and I kind of realized this is walkable & safe & affordable, I kind of think small towns are the future.  

We built the bosses sister a 3500 square foot home. 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths, cavernous kitchen/dining/living room with 25' cathedral ceiling, massive laundry room, massive entry, office, gym, multiple pantries and closets, 2 car garage with 2nd floor game room.  

Definitely more of a suburban location, probably 20-25 min by car to the downtown area from either.

What you know is those guys don't have tools, a car, a license...

Where open floor plan looks especially awkward is when the living room is already narrow from side to side and goes straight back into kitchen like a train car.

The worst part of renting to my Parakeet tenant is that her cars are spotless, her house is spotless, every time I go over my car needs to be washed and all I can think is they must look at it and think "geez, there goes the neighborhood" lolOne of my best tips, I learned from a friend who owns 50 plus rentals- always collect the rent in person.

Some thoughts - garages or carports, for extra income from tenantsIf you have the ability to add a second driveway, consider trailer / boat / rv storage in an area enclosed by a privacy fence, or even garages to be rented to non-tenants for cars / storage.