She owns several properties herself so she is familiar with rentals.Personal taxes for me and the wife, 4 properties, kids deductions, itemized medical expenses, the whole shabang....price went up to $105 this past year.

In CA we are required to give 24 hrs notice in writing unless it's an emergency.

Just trying to get a feel for how others handle emergency situations.

I keep a list of detailed instruction taped inside a kitchen cabinet that lets the tenant-buyer know about local emergency numbers and shelters, as well as a list of "To Do's" including safely securing or removing yard objects, double-checking closing all windows, and even temporarily cutting power to the home, etc.

One person told me how landlording caused him physical problems and needed medical attention.

REOs usually have a note in the window saying "In emergency contact" with a name and phone number.

You got to keep that emergency fund for whatever life throws at you, the interest fees will be negligible if you do things right, heck, if you stop eating out a couple of times a month, that will cover your interest fees.

One issue about renting to dog owners is if you have to access the unit in an emergency.

I have been in the medical cannabis industry for the last five years with occasional part time employment, this leaves me looking pretty poor on any financial statement.

Currently, I am working at the Walter Reed National Medical Military Center in Bethesda, Maryland and currently reside in Gaithersburg, MD.