All I can find online are guru contracts and I don’t trust those as far as I can throw them.

. - In line with hard money lenders you could look to p2p lending platforms like Lending Club. - One other option is borrowing against your existing property but don't know if that is worth the risk- Some local banks or community development financial institutions might be open to giving you a loan even with your circumstances if it falls within their community / social mandates. - Even if the person you are thinking of can't help you, maybe there are folks on bigger pockets who want to go in on this with you esp. if you have the deal sourced...I can't tell you if any of these are the right solutions, completely depends on your specific circumstances but hopefully some avenues you can explore!

From looking online it didn't seem that great vs a yearly rental 

Stay active here and make a Keyword alert for "Baltimore" and you will meet a lot of the locals here online.

@Mark Skaff Here are the basic tools and resources you need to get you started:Listing Platforms:Realnex.com - I useCostar.com - I useCatalyst.com - I useBrevitas,com - I useCrexi.com - I useLoopnet.com - I do not useCRM, customer relationship management options, you only need one:Realnex - I useClientlookApto - SalesforceDigsyMarketing package creator, you only need one:Buildout - I useRealnex - I useMicrosoft PublisherAdobe InDesignMarket and financial analysis - advanced tool:STBD - Site-To-Do-Business (Demographic and Psychographic) - I useCostar.com - Rent and sold comp and market analysis data - I useThe Analyst Pro - Online Financial Analysis toolHP10bii calculatorFuel.com - financial analysis toolRPR Commercial - I useNot all these are mandatory and there are many more that compete with the above, these are ones I've used in the past or currently using now.The key is that you have a listing platform outside the MLS, a CRM to track you contacts, clients, properties and deals, a way to create a stunning marketing package, and market and financial analysis tools.

But, if you're new on the Airbnb platform, you might take your chance on them to try to get a 5-star review.

 Go online and look at your town’s previous zoning board meetings to see who are some of the attorneys typically involved.  

Using maps online I'm looking at a building that is listed as follows: OCC DescriptionAPT 4-UNT MDL-01I'm attempting to make sense of what that MDL-01 means.   

Has anyone worked for a online real estate brokerage?

First off you are my online web site hero!