To protect my time and financial interests -which are significant - the contract specified that the trainee does not have a right to terminate the agreement early and I can only terminate them for breach of agreement obligation or criminal/unethical actions.

Your choice to ignore tax law could be viewed as misconduct, more than likely a criminal offense under your state LLC law.

i'd do it. i allow pets and they all want fenced yard.but they have to pull a permit and still talk to the "installer" to make sure he knows what he is talking about. so easy to read these guys just by talking to them.... how far in the ground, what's the span, height of fence, cone or straight hole, etc, etc..again, not without a permit.

Place ads everywhere, and check the backgrounds of your tenants criminal and credit.

"Speculators" are a convenient scapegoat for the media and politicians, and this finger pointing works because of the criminal negligence that exists in our education system that refuses to teach anyone anything not related to learning how to be a wage slave.As far as oil as a bubble market at the moment, I don't know but I would say we are probably above the true value curve.

I shouldn't be the one recommending the rental rate.o Somebody who knows how to market my property.o Somebody familiar with the local laws and willing to promptly enforce them.o Somebody who can screen potential tenants appropriately including financial checks and criminal checks.Now, let's look at my first property manager in AZ:o Terrible at returning phone calls.

The police ended up doing more damage than the tenant, who other than being a criminal, was actually a good tenant.  

Make them feel like your rental is worth the visit and worth the market price your asking.Yes mention when they call that it's XXX occupancy for this size apartment, the rent amount, you require 3 times the rent, you screen all applicants over age of 18 for criminal, No felonies within the past >>>>years, No bankruptcies,... and at least one person has to be over 21 that's on the lease..

I always run a background/credit/criminal/eviction check on each person who will be on the lease and charge each applicant an application fee.

neighbor complaints may give you a lever...I believe the "no eviction" have an exception for criminal and dangerous behavior?