I would also recommend building relationships with investors and RE Agents.

Create columns for Name, Street Address, City, State, Zip and then contact info: Last Contact, Relationship, Status, Email & Phone.IMPORTANT: do NOT ask people for THEIR business, ask for referrals!

I'm hanging in there and building a strong relationship to build my rental portfolio and care for my customers. 

I've developed some great relationships and also a business partner from these meetings.

On the flip side, I could charge everyone "retail" rents and get retail, one-off clients (tenants) who will cost me a higher % in comparison to the % increase in income, leaving me with a lower net.Businesses are about building and maintaining relationships that are beneficial to both parties.

This formalizes the relationship and segregates the rental income from my personal income.Banking and Accounting:Separate Accounts: Open a separate bank account for the LLC.

I ask because I recently ended my relationship with them in the Atlanta area, but would like to know about other areas they service.I am hoping it's just that area.

I'm listed on all of the insurance sites and have a few relationships with insurance relocation specialist who send leads my way. 

The first 2 things you want to build is your REPUTATION and RELATIONSHIPS.

But I would like to use my chance to comment on this to emphasize how much of this situation really reflects on how you've managed the landlord-tenant relationship to date.In a high-regulation area-of-operation like California, cordial landlord-tenant relationships will get you past a lot of garbage like this.