Approaching it like that would also automatically set an expectation for the owner to pay maintenance expenses. 

This approach saves you time and effort while keeping you in compliance.

Reaching out and asking about it gives them a chance to explain and shows that you’re approachable but serious about rent being paid in full.After that, check your lease agreement to see what it says about late or partial payments.

Rather than continue this agonizing trial-by-error approach, I would appreciate if someone would please refer me to the specific bank branch and bank manager that set up your LLC checking account for you so that I can give them a call.  

It’s reassuring to know there’s a supportive community of experienced investors willing to share their hard-earned lessons.I’ve taken a ton of notes and feel much more prepared to move forward with a smarter, more intentional approach.

So you have that approach as well.

I think your best approach is to pretend you are the investor yourself, calculate build cost (mortgage with interest) + Maint / cap expenses/ management fees according to your zoning and then compare that to the average rent in that neighborhood.

Also, you are totally right, I will approach this one rental at a time to both improve my skills and check is this is for me.

I dont get wholesalers approaching me really on BP  I get the lenders like Chris is talking about and most of those are fake lenders trolling BP for victims.

I prefer a more passive approach at this point as I know my own capabilities.