Also, keep in mind that federal fair housing laws don't apply to an owner-occupied 2-family like they do with every other property (including owner-occupied 3 or 4-family units).  

I don't think re-applying would be too hard though if you don't find a property in time.

> My Big picture goal is to invest / work hard in my 20's by building great habits, finding excellent mentors, taking massive action, and applying proven principles to achieve my goal of living off a relatively passive income by the time I am 30 so that I may travel the world an explore other passions. 

I am comfortable with splitting many things across the schedule E properties where they can generally apply to all of those properties - but don't have a good way to deduct things like travel expenses / mileage for visiting potential properties.  

Ill apply.

I was raised with that sort of stress and will do anything it takes for my future family and I to not have to experience that.If you have another option that’d apply to my circumstances I’d like to hear about it.

Hey allI'm looking to see if any landlords in Massachusetts have gone through the process of submetering heat (natural gas).

First, the market is rebounding, it simply makes buying property more natural to more investors.

Understand personal finance from a formal education side and you can see how a borrower may be effected and the analysis there is also appropriate.Dive into your state's foreclosure laws, when you see a term, like right of redemption, look it up and study that, Google it, on lawyer sites and see how such are applied in different situations.

So even though I live in York, PA, I'm originally from Baltimore, MD so I am interested in networking down there and learning as best as I can about the industry from people no matter where they are located.I've read that it is best to stay in your local market though since every county and state are different, I think you'll be best learning from out of town people but applying what you learn to the area that you plan on investing at.That's not to say that you can't invest without physically being there, but that's a side I haven't researched a lot myself at all.