In dc condos/townhomes cant be found in the nice areas for under 300k or so, more than i can afford with my recently out of college salary.

I had some pepper spray I carried in college, but that was a long time ago.

Though it doesn't deal directly with RE it does indirectly deal with Real Estate...I am looking at a 4 fam. mixed use brick building consisting of 3 residential apts and a store front on ground level (currently a cafe)If I bought this building I was considering having the cafe move out (their lease is up) and maybe putting in a laundrymat.

I think it is a good read, but very high-level information.

Unfortunately cold calling offices for something fairly specific might confuse the lower level employees that are often answering the phone.

Getting out of college and no past steady employment history2.

Sometimes I rehab flips, but the level of rehab and the materials used are different from the rehabs for rentals.

This would imply possibly substantial cutting and filling to achieve level building pads.

A pretty sorry education system, until you get to the various certification levels.

I am graduating from college in May 2013 and already own one house jointly with my parents.