Kohls used to be 100k plus sq ft but now see them at 40k to 60k sq ft.You could e-mail those tenant types you mentioned on their websites (look for corporate link or real estate and find out who contact is for that region).

And in any event, because multi-family data is found in less quantity and quality than would be ideal (far from it in your case) an appraisal of such properties will always be weak.Here is my advice for the future - ignore almost everything in the appraisal with exception to two things.

Would it be correct to add the repair deductions on Schedule E for 2019 with no income collected until 2020?

Pretty ironic to rent while owning a bunch of property.My ideal goal is to invest in rental properties in the College Park, MD area.

Ideally I’d like to be able to buy and hold multiple properties down the road.

If I understand it correctly, I should look for the lender before buying, ideally?

Ideally, any great deals on duplexes for starters and work my way up from there. 

I see the ideal investment for the poconos is (STR's), Someone please give me an insite on this that has real experience in this market.

What you describe is exactly what it is... if you have a good deal then you ideally then you've not really spent any money and hopefully even come out a little ahead and it is repeatable in a comparatively rapid pacing.

I do expect to get at least another $5-7K for an annual bonus plus tax returns.I'm open to look at any investment property, but ideally I'd like to purchase a Cape Cod vacation rental.