I currently live in Greensboro and own one property I live in that Im planning to rent out once I find the next.

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Lots of good advice here, but no one asked what your parent's retirement plans are?

Also, the turnover will be much lower, but maintenance costs might shift too, so it's good to plan for that.Happy to connect if you need more tips!

I feel it depends on your investing horizon but I don't mind the stock market as long as you don't plan on using the money right away. 

Ensure you collect a proper security deposit (typically one month's rent in Florida) to cover potential damages.Your plan to increase rent next year makes sense given rising costs (taxes, insurance, and maintenance).

Sorry to hear your self managing isn't going as planned...finding good tenants is tricky!

I'm presently a facilities engineer by trade, who does some construction and maintenance for landlords on the side, hoping to get back into the private real estate game.

The VCCO might not give you information outside of how much the tenant should be getting for rent payments, which is why filing for eviction is a good step. the VCCO will be notified and they may come to you, and you can get some answers that way.Another thing about filing is that the court can enforce a payment plan and a condition of the payment plan could be that you receive your payments directly and that rent is taken out of the tenant's compensation package before the rest of it is given to them.