Make sure you stay on the good side of the building department and code guys and you'll have no issues.

The requirements and codes vary a lot.

The letter will have a code in it that you going to use when doing the landlord portion online.

This includes providing clear explanations for the increase and being responsive to any questions or concerns raised by tenants.Avoid retaliation: Landlords should not raise rent in retaliation against tenants for exercising their legal rights, such as requesting repairs or reporting code violations.

You say Annapolis , but Annapolis zip codes go out very far into the county , like Cape St Clair is an Annapolis zip .

I also make sure I make my desire to buy properties known to those working in the city offices, utility companies, code enforcement officers, police officers, and others who are in positions to hear about potential properties.

The only concerns that we have are insuring older non code homes and Flood Insurance.  

He is definitely more conservative in his advisement, but seems willing to go along with defensible positions that fall within the tax code.

Aside from Easton, code requirements are pretty reasonable.I've looked at expanding to NJ, but the landlord / tenant laws and higher taxes are a killer.

We leave a lock bock on the door and give them a code.