You also need to know everything about the current tenant get the lease agreements go over them with a fine toothed comb.

Interview several so that you can compare before making a final decision and good synergy is a must!

My wife will be active duty AF in 2020 and we will potentially be living in the Chesapeake/Norfolk, VA area.

Hi Daniel-I used a fine gentleman named Jan Pierce down in Bayview for some legal work. 

Hello guys...anybody aware of any form needs to be signed by the buyer when selling in AS IS condition beside the contract...I heard there should be a final walk through before the closing and the buyer needs to sign acceptance form of AS IS...anybody know how to get that form if exist?

Anne Arundel is a fine example , its a great county in some areas and rough in others .

There was a final walk through of the property, but, as I didn't know about the pipe burst, I didn't know to look for water damage (even after I was made aware of this problem, with an untrained eye, it's hard to notice issues besides some sagging drywall and water drips on parts of the wall) and some part of the wood floor coming up outside of the bathroom door.

Your issue is that you can't get a heloc.But I gotta tell you - to decrease legal density just to get a finance instrument seems incredibly short sighted. 

If I had a problem with a tenant I only dealt with the owner - not tenants, not property management companies - especially if there was a potential for a fine. 

Under the bill, landlords and property managers would have to be certified every two years, and anyone caught managing property without the certification would face a fine of $1,000."