Bill Gulley I consider you a friend, and note your opinion and your strong objection.It is my strong opinion that real estate investors should be able use seller financing strategies and have a procedure to have a seller sell their residence on installment sale or a lease with option, the real estate investor should be able to buy on terms and rent out, and not have this onerous penalty for sellers if they fail to satisfy the Dodd Frank 's Ability to Repay Rule.A lender who violates the ability-to-repay rule may be subject to penalties including loss of down payment for a seller-financer, damages equal to all finance charges, and fees paid by the borrower and attorney’s fees.

Your best bet is to call the county tax assessor for the county where the property is located and ask them the timing and procedure for disputing values.

Eviction procedures vary by state.  

If you know those and run your rental like a business with strict guidance and adherence to your policies and procedures you will do great!

He did not consider that bed bugs also get into the bed frame, chest of drawers, nightstand, carpet, linens, and nearly everywhere there is a place to hide.Shortly after move in, the bugs had made their way to my room.The procedure for the company contracted with the complex was to have everything packed as if we were going to move.

We also provide a sheet with General home info - location of electrical box, main water valve, water manifold, fire extinguisher, paint colors, air filter size, bulbs types, etc. what we don't have is the handbook or a landlord policy and procedures and may need to create one.

Even if you sign the lease for a year with the tenant, you can get rid of them for all the normal reasons and following the legal procedures in your state.I have a lot of Section 8 rentals and a lot of non-Section 8 rentals.

Follow the procedure and take possession.

I would guess there was some sort of procedure for them to change the zoning from single family to duplex.

The procedure that I followed at RIT seemed cumbersome while working there, however, I've been adopting their format.Namely, At the end of the week all receipts are logged into a spreadsheet with Date, Vendor, Amount, Description, category.