I feel that there are plenty in the area, but not on the market. 

It used to be a better strategy but I do not feel it works well anymore. 

Hey, I'm a new investor, Im looking towards getting some units under my belt but know exactly where to start im located in washington dc and i feel like this market is little bit out of price range.

Thanks @Charles Campbell for the mention, @Gilbert Yeung feel free to contact me it you would like more info. 

Just make sure their products align with your investing strategy, and get a feel for their guidelines so you can edit your boy box with your realtor so you do not waste your time chasing down deals that no lender will touch. 

I am now looking into getting into the MTR space as I feel that it is more secure financially & less of a headache as I scale.

I think it's probably best to put the $ I have currently sitting in HYSA into a CD or something of the sorts for the next year+ instead of trying to rush into buying a property and then moving - hard because it feels like there is never the right time to get into REI and I just need to jump! 

I feel like I'm stuck either evicting her or continuing to rent it to her...

Feel free to reach out!

Feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to chat too