I hear all the time that you should find an agent and have them set you up for automatic emails from the MLS so you can practice analyzing.

Baltimore City has a lot of protections for tenants which exist because of a long history of terrible practices. 

Just make sure you use proper safety practices. 

But with some practice and these tips, you will get more out of each opportunity and grow your business.

Ultimately, fair housing laws require that you treat all applicants/tenants the same, therefore what you decide should be a standard practice going forward.

My comfort with notes in Missouri is that I'm licensed to practice here and thus can avoid a bit of the legal costs associated with hiring a local attorney should issues arise.

If I could do it, I would go into these people's houses and stack the bills of my lowball offers on their kitchen tables, more money than they've ever seen together all in one place, all wrapped and green and practically glowing with possibilities.

See inflation-induced debt destruction at the bottom of this article, you would be on the other end of that stick as a note owner.I think you could also argue that leveraging is easier/more practical with rental property, which might be the biggest factor in long term growth.Thats not so say one is better than the other for long term growth, just that there are different things to consider. 

I finance these things in such a way so as to be able to exit at practically any time.

People's theories are always a lot less sound than actual practice.