With how competitive it is here in Maryland, and it seems how most markets are, our niche seems to be highly  distressed, damaged, dilapidated buildings which most people pass up.Wanted to emphasize to anyone else out there getting into these that it's all about having the right people around you- contractors, inspectors, lenders, local legislators, property managers, attorneys, title companies, and for Maryland having someone that is a lead inspector is huge and make sure they are experienced!

Commercial brokers get calls from tire kickers all the time, so the more you can emphasize/demonstrate that they are a qualified and motivated buyer, the better.

My offers are staying the same as they were 5 months ago (because what was emphasized to me from the get-go is that you're always better off with a lackluster return that meets your predictions and achieves a decent, marketable return than trying to force something to return higher than it is willing.  

-Do you find it that guests are putting a lot of emphasize on the amount of guests a house can fit?

Does anyone have sources for market research they find more reliable, or any types of specific data that I should study and emphasize before considering and investment?

At a meeting of L.A.’s cultural-heritage commission last month, two historians dramatically recounted these Francophone flourishes in great detail, emphasizing French pronunciations like porte-cochère.

Greene over emphasizes the importance of finding a rock star team to begin with in all of his books.What’s the point of interviewing all of these people when you don’t have a deal in sight? 

As Bjorn said, completely doable.I would emphasize that while you may have more legal protection under an LLC, getting a loan will be more expensive, which will impact cash flow of course.Food for thought!

Everyone on Biggerpockets emphasizes the importance of going out and making your first deal but I am not sure if this concept still applies to a high school senior with very little/ no starting capital because of the obvious limitations. 

As @Zachary Coombs is emphasizing, it's going to take many offers, often times, to get a deal that makes sense.