If you have more than yourself that will need to have access to the CRM to share task or contacts, that's when CRM software starts to make sense.

If we stay, we are staying in with $500-$800/m which is cheaper than other renters but not so great as I was expecting living 'free' or $100-$200/m.

Exactly.Accountants more or less have a consensus that for landlords, your business starts when your first property is ready and available for rent.

In a 506(b) deal you are allowed to bring in up to 35 sophisticated investors that don't meet the accredited standard, and almost as many as you want accredited investors.  506(c) you can market offering, and need to take reasonable steps to verify they are indeed accredited.Reg A(+) you can market and raise from non-accredited, but more regulatory filings.I think there are a lot more accredited investors than you think.  

I am starting a new rehab and was considering applying for a Home Depot commerical credit card.

Obviously, a noise complaint is going to be looked at much differently than an armed robbery. 

My other concern would be if I could force enough equity to get a higher appraisal than purchase price. 

Frederick is higher class tenant base than Hagerstown.

If you've owned the duplex for longer than a year and it's on taxes, there's no restriction to the income that is calculated (as in it doesn't have to zero out; it can give you income on paper). 

As part of the renovation, all of these were remedied however the violations were not cleared as I suspect the renos were done without the full permitting.The purchase agreement had a requirement to clear the violations prior to sale but the Seller and I agreed a fairly substantial seller credit to clear the violations as it was recognized there were risks around the renovation work and potential non compliance with permits that I may have to remedy.