Intro "Hello" from Maryland

[Alinda Saffell]

I'm not so much new to RE investing, but looking to be more informed and skillful in it. I currently have 2 SFH properties in nearby Maryland communities that I have bought and held for some time. I had a property manager who despite advancing age was a real pro who took care of *everything* on the properties for me, but she decided to retire a year or so ago. She left me with her contact info, lots of prior preparation, and all documents related to the properties, and the existing tenants in both.

The tenants are far from well-off, however.  I would like to raise rents, but having tried my hand in the past at finding new tenants I'm not exactly anxious to jump into that fray again, so I'm sitting tight.  One of the properties is rented to unbanked tenants, so I haven't found a way so far to expedite rent collections, although I'm happy to say that has not become an issue.  I hope that it won't, but I know hope is not a strategy.

Anyway - I'm here to learn and connect with others currently operating as small landlords, maybe particularly in MD or in the DMV area. 

Thanks for reading!