I’m open to ideas and keen to hear what approaches have worked well for others who’ve found success in real estate.

The idea of acquiring a new property every few years to build a strong portfolio is something we’re seriously considering.I appreciate the insight, and it’s great to hear from someone with experience.

Since there are 3 people living in this condo sharing the kitchen, I am not able to pin point exactly who has been doing this even though I have some idea. 

I can provide support of checking in on contractors, staging rental properties, walk potential leads to give you an idea of the property in person or what the area is like, meeting with agents, and drafting scope of work for projects. 

Neighbors dog at one point jumped the fence and bit our little girl riding her bike in our driveway, neighbors constantly argue in their front yd cursing, loud music until 11pm at times during summer months just to give you an idea.

I've got the idea to more positively incentivize my tenants to pay rent by the idea expressed in the following example:- If they pay any later than five days late, they pay base rent ($1,000) + fixed late fee (e.g., $150)- If pay on time without autopay, they pay base rent ($1,000) + "manual payment fee" (e.g., $25 or $50)- If they use autopay for timely payments, they pay just the base rent ($1,000)In the above example, you see that a discount of $25-50 was applied in the case that the tenant chooses to setup autopay to schedule on-time payments via a given PM software.Please let me know if any software comes to mind and also any feedback on the positive incentive idea.Thanks in advance!

I have some ideas about how to do this so we both get the most benefit, but there's one part of this that I want to get some input on. 

I worked with the various ideas and filled in in-between the lines You're one of the sharp ones, any ideas on how to profit from those encumbrances? 

They said they'd accept a 6 month term instead, but they're not being very forthcoming about what their sales record has been (I asked for the last 12 months just to get an idea, but they ignored the question :( ) and I'm getting a not-so-great feeling about working with them....The home is 2-stories, attached garage, 4bd 3ba, 2269 sqft and sits on a corner lot with a huge backyard (lot is approx .13 acres or 5662.8 sqft).

Neighborhoods there are usually in better shape (although Baltimore is very much block by block), and in my opinion, the quality of the tenant pool is much better.Oh, and great idea checking out the properties in person—the pictures you see on the MLS can be very deceptive lol.