Here in Chicago, we've found some of our best contractors from other good contractors or investors; I've found the in-person meetups yield the best results, so maybe you can take a trip to Maryland? 

If I remember right and it is the same person he lived either in NC or SC and was moving to Spain for a year or something like that.   

I like it fine.My personal properties I use Excel.It is very powerful and customizable.

Send me a message and we can have a virtual coffee or an in-person coffee if you're around town.

@Preston Dean I personally like to make sure I have a set amount of reserves for each property to cover things, so if you have a pool of funds sitting aside personally I would just earmark a certain amount that you don't touch except for that property (or an emergency).

I personally wouldn't buy a 2 bed house for $100k all in in Detroit.

You can do all the prequalifying from anywhere via credit check, call references, verify income etc.Make sure you have a handy person, ac person, plumber, etc etc that you can call when you need some work done. 

If anyone has personal experience on a home insurance provider they are happy with, I would love to know more about that.2. 

You can also counter this person with a lease instead of an easement. 

Tree trimming is not typical tenant landscaping and no reasonable person would think it is.