@Brian Pulaski maybe a trip to home depot is in order to pick out the floor you want then walk over to the stains and compare colors.

You're going to get annoyed that I keep picking your brain!

Also you must determine which of many avenues you wish to pursue regarding a real estate path.Since you are at home you should have plenty of time to educate yourself over the next year or so and figure out where you want to invest.

I just had a very big interest in the Baltimore market as my first property and if I could pick your brain with anything about the local area at all could help very much.

There shouldn't be any environmental flags as its only a pick-up/drop-off dry cleaners.

From your experience, what is the best way to determine the rental price for a rental property you just purchased? 

I determined it was much easier if I did not have to raise the extra 6% in cash from investors just to put in my pocket as my commission.

IMO pick an area, get to know it better than even the real estate agents. 

If you are providing financing, do what a bank does and determine what your lending parameters are on the 4 C's. 

Look up their phone and addresses on the free skip trace sites.Keep calling everyone associated to them until you get through.Its a numbers game but picking up the phone is not as hard as you might think once you get the ball rolling.Good Luck