Augusta University is growing and we have tried to stay close to the school with our purchases, but this also places us close to the downtown growing cyber area.We have a few rentals in the area and know the blocks around "the hill" very well.

My advice is to stop paying for adult kids, because it just keeps them dependent and you will never retire. you can BNB the condo and make cash flow on that. if you can BNB your NY home too, then that's not a bad idea. just block the time you are there and then monetize it while you are away. 

Most of the houses on the blocked were not vacant.

Why would he sell his 200K worth house for 70K, doesn't make sense.Like @Jaysen Medhurst said , If it worth 120k, you will get %75-%80 of it back, so it will bring you back to 90ish, you will pocket 20K, so still okay deal.Although there are banks that does't require seasoning, you might have to wait a little.If you are not comfortable about writing the address, you can provide the block or area, I or another Baltimore BP person would tell you the market value.

You also need to understand the areas your looking in as one house that sells for $300k in one area of the street might not sell for that one or two blocks down the street or even the next street over.

Windows, siding, and doors... also glass block windows.

Do you think h&r block would be ok?

I am considering developing a web-based mapping platform that will allow single family home investors -- and their service providers/advisors -- to quickly determine suitable locations in the US to focus their investment efforts (down to the block group or subdivision).I wanted to get some quick feedback on whether you would use such a tool or think that someone would.My thinking is the target audience is people with no geographic restriction and are open to anything -- the ultimate out-of-state-investor -- who wants to find areas worth focusing on.

Those southside neighborhoods you are looking at are definitely developing but its block by block.

@Daniel Masarick It is really hard to give specific advice when I don't have any concrete numbers as far as mortgage payments, cashflow, etc.