Moving to Baltimore to invest in multi family

[Jamal Williams]

My wife and I are looking to move from Austin TX to Baltimore at the end of Nov. I'm a software engineer that works from home and my wife is starting the course for her Maryland real estate license. Our goal is to house hack & BRRRR a multi-family house (at least a triplex) up to a 9 unit commercial property as our first deal. We also want to undertake the occasional flip in the near future.

We’ve been gathering as much information as we can online, but we recognize that internet research is no substitute for a “boots on the ground” understanding of the city. We are looking for a real estate agent that can help us find the right property.

We’re looking at the following neighborhoods but are open to other suggestions. Charles Village

Station North

Oliver St.

Belair -Edison

Washington Village (Pig Town)

Parker Heights

McElderry Park

We’d appreciate any feedback, helpful hints, or referrals for a great real estate agent.

[Mark Moyer]

It's nice when a client comes with some area of focus to begin your search.  It's a good list of starting points.  Some of those neighborhoods like Pigtown or Oliver don't have the housing stock that offers more than 2-3 bedroom homes.  You'd need to expand your search to areas with larger homes like Reservoir Hill, Bolton Hill, Marble Hill or the squares in West Baltimore.