Building the right team is a great first step—wishing you both success in finding your first property in Baltimore.Welcome aboard and best of luck investing!

I’d recommend continuing to build equity in your home for the next year or two.

@Carlos C.Mark Kohler is well respected in the industry.

Consider an accessory dwelling unit (ADU): If your property allows for it, building an ADU (like a small apartment or guest house) can provide a separate rental unit while you live in the main house.2.

I’ve had deals under contract where I’ve done building inspections, septic inspections, and had a lawyer look at the easements and then terminated the deal.

Let's say you bought a property for $350k, consisting of $275k building and $75k land.

The reason people hesitate to pursue ground-up construction here is because it's costly, unless you're building a two-family home where you can live in one unit and rent out the other.

That's because they aren't building any more oceans and rivers.

If you want to be generating leads from a website, SEO will help with credibility and long term visibility, and an attractive website will also help with building credibility and trust too.

@Robert Zajac pretty sure BRB charges less than an 8% management fee, so just as @Nathan Gesner states, they are making up for being below the "industry standards" by charging more elsewhere.BE CAREFUL about PMCs that claim they don't charge a markup on maintenance - TIME IS ALWAYS MONEY!