With REI, one is on one's own at the mercy of local, state and federal pols (e.g.

The bank was Loyola Federal Savings and Loan, the successor should be SunTrust.

Purchase price: $220,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Beautiful, renovated townhouse in trendy Federal Hill neighborhood. 2 story with loft and rooftop deck.

That's a federal law.

A good CPA from what I understand doesn’t really need to be state specific and a lot of real estate investor friendly CPAs will do work in any state because it’s more important on the federal level, states just have smaller deviation (again, from what I understand)...

The first property is a duplex and the second - an MHP.https://www.movoto.com/livermore-me/851-federal-rd-livermore-me-04253-950_1337647/https://www.mobilehomeparkstore.com/mobile-home-parks/919647-round-pond-mhp-for-sale-in-livermore-meIt stands to reason that either MF properties are overpriced or mobile homes underpriced or both.

(c) Assists or offers to assist in filing an application for the purchase or lease of, or in locating or entering upon, lands owned by the state or federal government.

:The main crux here is that you should be showing your real estate business on your federal tax returns. 

Insurance can increase, and will increase, but with flood insurance programs being Federally mandated, they are under strictly guidelines. 

Regards,Ben Feder