My husband wants to keep his Nevada state residency to file income tax there (NV doesn't have state income tax) but we would like to file jointly for federal income taxes.On the Utah State tax website it says: "A married couple who files a joint federal return may file separate Utah returns ONLY IF:one spouse is a full-year Utah resident, ANDthe other spouse is a full-year nonresident."

Hi @Carol BurnsYou can find lenders by using the Find a Lender tab up top of the BiggerPockets website.

Check websites like Spot Crime to see what's happening in that immediate area.I'm an investor-friendly agent in Richmond, as well as an investor myself.

There are websites you can go to and get a POF. 

Alleged Payment Plan: no lender will move forward without sending a letter to them.Evictions: make a list of the cities showing up on the background check and then log into the corresponding court websites to see if any landlord-tenant cases pop up. 

Start with Jim Dahle's "white coat investor" website and Youtube channel and Reddit subthreads.

You should avoid any syndication that's advertising in social media (or even in crowdfunding website).Why ? 

They were month to month when I bought the property, but I never increased the rent since they were good tenants in the beginning.I already paid for a lead inspection and building inspection for the property via the city of detroit's website, so I know what the condition of the property is in and what repairs are needed in order to get it certified.

By chance have you checked out the BiggerPockets property management finding tool on the website?

I totally agree and will say that I communicate proactively with my tenants and provide examples of the increasing costs of property taxes, insurance and repair costs (labor and materials).My theme to them is “we must raise rents to keep pace with rising costs, but we are doing the minimum increase as we want to retain you our valuable tenant”..