You may not see many posts right away but once I'm more familiar with what I want to do and how to go about it, you'll never get me to shut up, haha.  

I'm glad to see that there are still plenty of deals that the numbers do work on, however, the next purchase being only my third and still being fairly new to this I wouldn't want to make the major leap to purchasing a property in the Midwest, where I have no connections and are not familiar with the area, market, and local professionals I.e.

I'm not familiar with anyone using the projected income tax in there analysis.

Being a pilot I am intimately familiar with the need for housing that is available to commuters (people living in another state and only need a place to stay a few nights a month) as a crash pad.

I'm still learning about in real estate investments so I'm not familiar with terms like market trends.

You need to familiarize yourself with what your market supports, what your manager does for his/her money, and how it compares to others. 

Sandy ReddyFor hard money lenders who do short term loans, start here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/hardmoneylenders/new...You can also find them at your local real estate investors associations (REIAs)I am not familiar with New Jersey, so can't give any specific advice, but generally a title company can help you.  

Here is my question: for those familiar with Greater DC market, what are the best places to find rental property deals?

I'm not too familiar with the Warren market as I'm mainly focused in Mahoning County but I know several guys who as killing it in the Warren market, best of luck!

Would anyone recommend becoming an agent's assistant for a period of time to become familiar with how transactions and everything works?