Yes I read that the federal Census Bureau estimate of vacant homes in Baltimore is much higher, because they use a different methodology.

I had no clue it was a completely unregulated enterprise.. so choosing an accomodator is Highly critical  

To me, some common culprits that come to mind that an enterprising but not handy individual may attempt to claim is your responsibility would be issues with the dishwasher, garbage disposal, clogged toilets, shower water pressure, keys/locks & anything requiring a circuit breaker reset.I’ll echo that you shouldn’t have the utilities in your name, and for good measure state that internet/cable tv should also absolutely be in the other party’s name – this is one of the most common source of complaints by STR guests and you will not want to be contacted every time there is a Comcast outage.Good luck!

I do not understand why some enterprising individual has not offered there services to landlords to strategically "remove" these tenants.There must be some morally flexable landlords that would be interested in paying less than 100K to get these people out.  

Bureau of Labor Statistics (December 2018 vs.

Better Business Bureau?

They contribute just enough in the employer plan to max out the employer match, and then defer some of the income they receive from flipping houses personally into their own Solo 401(k), thus reducing their tax exposure in that enterprise.  

Commercial lenders are facing the threat of new volume restrictions for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) now under conservatorship, with their fate potentially hanging in balance.

For example, a report from XYZ TenantScreen includes a credit report from ABC Credit Bureau.

I've also heard from contractors and designers that sometimes you will get two different answers from two different people in the planning bureau, and if you don't like the answer you get from one person, just go back another time when someone else is at the desk.