Contrary to what was stated in a previous response, brokers don't all charge points.

If it turns out that the tenant clogged the drain, we give them one warning and after that we charge them.

They sit on their *** for 2 months, not a single bite. 

When tenant exited, the living room had a single broken horizontal blind and the right window broken. 

It is an awesome system and does everything for single and multi family management, makes our difficult job so much easier.

House hacking seems like the best strategy for me.My goal is to purchase a single-family home in Maryland, D.C, (from lurking I've heard D.C was terrible for investing) or Virginia with multiple rooms where I'm making monthly payments similar to what I pay in rent and other charges ($2000-$2500).

Should I charge her a prorated amount of the original rent or the increased month-to-month rent for January?

Note: Florida charges a hefty tax on rentals under 6 months. 

And yet every single tenant that stole appliances would be found guilty. 

If I can invest $5K a pop instead of $50-100K, I can invest every single month, no matter what the "mood" of the market is.