I leave a note in the door slot that says:  "Make sure you keep paying...We know where you live.   

I only sent out reminders because I had a lot of law students who would have the rent check sitting on their dresser, but they were so exhausted that they'd just forget to put it in the drop slot (the owner I worked for was old school and wasn't interested in online options).It seems like the only reason you need to contact your tenants is to tell them how much they owe in utilities. 

There was news recently about the federal government pushing for more “transit oriented development”, so areas in PG, MoCo, and Northern VA could all benefit from this I’d assume. 

Many thanks from a newbie 🥰 The best yields minus appreciation are going to be found in cheaper area, front Royal area in Virginia, PG, Baltimore County and I suppose Baltimore city, eastern shore of Md etc. 

A quick tip for flipping is you will find it easier to find properties in PG County and in DC to flip.

I had seven people slotted, 5 showed and of those, 2 would have likely met my criteria and signed leases.One thing I definitely learned: "we are still looking and we will get back to you" = they are not interested.  

There is a $35.00 Non refundable background check that the applicant needs to pay to smartmove.Look at the ID of the person when they get to the property,.......and make sure it matches the person.....A quick tip on showing......and setting rental prices.......Do a "soft advertisement on Craigslist with all the info.....but without the actual address.....just the name of the street.....see if you get lots of responses quickly.......if you do......that means you need to take the ad down for a couple days and then re advertise it at a higher price..............I advertise on CL and when the phone rings.....Do NOT ANSWER.............let people leave voicemail .....you want to see if when they leave a message they sound like someone that you may feel comfortable talking with on a daily basis......And DO NOT DO OPEN HOUSES..............What you need to do is when the first person you talk to that you get a good vibe with expresses an interest in seeing the house......you tell them I'm showing it Saturday at 10am and Sunday at 3pm...........then be quiet.....they will pick a time.......and you repeat that process with everyone that calls and make sure it at or around the same time slot as everyone else.....Don't tell them other people will be there also......When they do show up and they see other people there also.....it creates more of a demand for the room :-)   Also...pick a time that is withinn 24 hours of talkin with the person....if you talk with them Monday afternoon....tell them you are showing it tonight at 7 and tommorow at 6.        

It’s so great for my small space BUT my plumber hated installing it...for a rental I’d put legs on it for extra supporthttps://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/g...Alternative faucets - prefer to be installed without base plate.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G...Lightinghttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z...https://www.cb2.com/double-pos...Showerheads https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D...https://www.homedepot.com/p/30...

@Jonathan S. lots of people are making assumptions that he will be trouble down the road, which is possible but not guaranteed.

the worse decisions I ever made was allowing minor partners into my LLC's many times this leads to bruised feelings and or litigation to unwind.now this is not a lot of dough.. so it depends on how much interest would 20k buy  IE  1% of the LLC or 50%.Also if you are planning on any debt in the company any member with 20% or more ownership is usually required to be on the loans and PG said loans.