The standard for raising rent varies depending on local laws, regulations, and rental agreements.

Have strong policies and procedures (and an elevator pitch for each) when someone asks you how you operate.

With systems and procedures in place that are time tested to welcome longer-term tenants and give investors a hands-free experience.The industry is maturing year over year with the backing of necessity.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for lead generation, follow-up, marketing, etc. 

I highly recommend creating procedures for them, either written or recorded.

The recorder's office line has 5 different options so each time I called I pressed the next option sequentially leaving the same voice mail - what's the procedure for receiving the title deed and of course my contact details

Don't forget, if you have owned a commercial property for a long time and have put a lot of money into it over the years, you may be able to expense many of those "improvements" with the Tangible Property Regulations (TPRs) of 2014.

When searching for landlord-friendly areas, it's crucial to consider local regulations, tenant laws, and the overall rental market's health.

Meaning you will have a check book, debit card, and direct access to your retirement funds to be able to use for any investment or expenses needed for that investment as long as it's compliant.It's important to note since the investment is held at the bank, the custodian will not be able to review investments for compliance with IRS rules and regulations or do any record keeping of this account for you.

Check your state laws because I think you can charge 2x the first year but after that you have to reduce it to one month of rent.More important is solid screening, then policies and procedures to keep tenants on track so they don't get out of control.