If your target demographic (upper middle class/upper class/government workers) for your STRs are less impacted by these factors then that market will produce a better return now.7.

A friend turned me onto Bigger Pockets and A Better Life with Brandon and I feel like I'm trying to soak up as much as I can to learn before making my first real estate moves.

I retired early as a teacher because my time is now controlled by me and my STR’s pay much better.

When I find a park I literally have to make a formal financial presentation to her showing all my research, park's financial history, cash flows and anticipated proforma (and that had better be accurate and conservative or everyone in the room catches hell- including the dogs). 

If you have a genuine answer for that I am curious to hear. this^^^ if you buy a property you are happy in and can comfortably afford thats fantasic, if it happens to be a good investment as well even better, if you buy an investment property to live in and you don't like living there & the investment goes south, both strong possiblities in baltimore multi family and you've exhausted your life saving's you are triple screwed.

,Since we started about 9 years ago, security cameras have gotten a lot better.

I think if you can afford it, buying a duplex with an FHA loan is one of the better opportunities in the area 

You should also have been updated that the rent wasn't received.This may be a good time to find a BETTER PMC!

If you provide us with some details we might be able to better help, what did the last one look like?

There is a lot of competition on the market, so, if you don't have those than an annual rental would be better.