I will try to be brief.Young dumb country boy, loved to read. 

When we talked, they shared their study results obtained by talking with brokers around the country who are diligent about data tracking.  

I drive in the city just for the joy of it, and Chicago has some of the best people in the country so the work seems more like fun.

-Brand new carpet and water heater-A/C and swamp cooler in good condition-Fenced in back and side yards-No HOA, but still part of a lower level country club out there.

sorry for the late response, I was out of the country for a bit but as @Russell Brazil mentioned, I did house hack for quite a bit with a triplex I have in Charles Village (near JHU).

My listing is in the north side and out in a gated community in the country.

I believe real estate investing can help me by making me independent in terms of my personal finance needs and providing me time to focus more on my efforts to be a social worker to help communities such as in Pakistan, which is my country of origin. 

I've often considered a Country Inn with wedding venue, or a host of other things (craft weekends, fitness, small retreats, or ?)

Hard money rates vary significantly by region, so be sure and find local HML's and ask them, don't use a "national average" or rates from another part of the country, you can find yourself seriously underestimating.

Hello and thank you for sharing , PM me for info for "out of country investor"