There are a lot of expenses that you aren’t considering it seems like to get to your NOI estimate.

I have a hard time understanding how most PMs aren't inclined to let units go vacant.

Having started my REI education about a year and a half ago after stumbling across BP podcasts as entertainment for my daily commute I am excited to finally take some action. 

Hi everyone,I'm posting looking for advice, and to hopefully help educate future home-buyers!

If you can get it at a low enough price as either a distressed property, a distressed seller, or a combination of the two, rehab it and rent it out accordingly, there can certainly be nice cash flow, but quality BRRRR deals aren't easy to come by and it takes a lot of weeding to find a good one.

You probably aren't going to find any markets in Maryland with a lower price-of-entry then Baltimore, so if "low budget appeal" is your driving factor then focus on Baltimore and maybe Dundalk.  

Happy to connect to discuss more.If obliged you could also install onsite solar and sell generated power directly to tenants leveraging the same tech^ (fine to do so as long as you aren't charging a higher rate than the utility).

Isaac- not these would only be things that aren't attached to the home.

Your name will still be on the lease at your current residence so it will be pretty easy to prove that you aren't truly occupying the new multi-family.

I mainly come to biggerpockets to help/educate anyone seeking advice.