That will largely help to determine the right fit in the landlord market for someone with a portfolio. 

Mounting shelves, a TV, or other large items that requires screws, bolts, or anchors should be regulated by the landlord and charged to the tenant. 

What does the past landlords say?

Landlords have limited ability to raise rents, and the market standard is that rents drop. 

If you're a landlord or investor in the Charlotte area, you might have noticed something unusual in the rental market this winter.

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But occasionally we have issues and tenants need to be asked to leave or just decide to disappear in the middle of winter and it sucks.The worst part is I find the quality of tenant interested or willing to move this time of year isn't the greatest either - often times there is a reason they have to move right now since most landlords don't like ending leases this time of year.Either lower your rent or just hang in there.

Our long term plan is to ease into real estate investing or being a small landlord with minimal headaches or complications.

I'd recommend working with someone that could also help you on things in the future that tend to come up for landlords.