Figure 3 - Share of Renter Costs for Single-family Homes" (Page 5, at least on my browster)One look at the graph and is clear that in my state, CA, rents are significantly higher than all the other states sampled (MA MN WI FL LA MS CA).

In my newer and more naive days I would pull comps to help determine rental price, provide sample leases, etc.

I just wrote up a sample lease termination agreement in another thread.

There are good threads on here if you search for holding fee and some even have sample contracts that are great.  

So I've been advertising some basement storage space at one of my duplexes. It has bilco door access from the street, so someone can enter and exit the basement without going through the apartment above.I have a great...

Having one or two properties for a year or two just is not a big enough sample size to know much of the important things.

(Random internet sample)I have had tenants making ten times rent who have trashed the place and I have had very marginal tenants who have been among my best.I am moving into a market where much of the tenant pool will be marginal and am considering ways from distinguishing the good from the bad when they all have low income and limited credit history.Landlords have suggested looking at how they keep their car, or asking "Do you consider not paying rent stealing?".  

You could just tweak it and delete the first section about insurance being required:http://powerassoc.com/z-Sample-Lease-Paperwork/Ren...

Well, here's a copy that has "sample" written across it, but if you just wanted to read it, you could do that. 

It's beautiful. https://s3.amazonaws.com/CashFlowDepotS3/Media/2013C/12_10Peteroptions.mp3There's a link to a sample of Pete.