Hello fellow investors,

Sorry everyone for slacking and not posting for a few weeks. Happy New Year. I'm back providing you interesting new stories from the D.C. real estate world.

New requirements to license short-term rentals take effect in D.C.

The 5 Things To Know About D.C. Property Taxes

20-year-low in residential inventory and mortgage rates at their highest in almost two years. Bad news! But signs point to a strengthening apartment market in the D.C. area.

Buying in P.G. County is better than renting

D.C. To Receive Additional $17.7 Million In Federal Rental Assistance Funds

Keep up with issues specific to the region with @Russell Brazil and Jack Seidens' DC Real Estate Podcast (Episode 8 has a great review of the renting-by-the-room strategy) and the latest sales trends with @Cassidy Burns' D.M.V. Weekly Market Update.

I'll be attending Central Maryland REI Social January 27. There is also the Real Estate Local Meetup (D.M.V. area) January 20.