Charge for any damages as you discover them and attend to any maintenance items in a timely manner.I would simply state facts and ask for more information.... such as: "There's been a 75% increase in water usage from this unit in the last month.

I've spent a good bit of my free time educating myself - read some of the highly recommended books (RDPD, MREI, etc), monitored my local market closely using the MLS, drove around neighborhoods, attended open homes, read BP once a day, and finally caught up on all of the podcast episodes recently.

I will be attending the University of Akron in the fall for Mechanical Engineering and hopefully one day i will be able to work full-time as an engineer while I gradually grow passive income through real estate to a point where I don't have to work anymore.

@Marquese Mitchell you should probably look into attending a local REI meeting.  

, not to mention the late charges and legal fees. 3.I am currently overseas on work assignment and difficult to attend to any court hearing or handling matters in person.

I will be attending the University of Akron in the fall for mechanical engineering and hopefully one day I will be able to work full-time as an engineer while I gradually grow passive income through real estate to a point where I don't have to work anymore.

I just attended my first REIA meeting the other night and look forward to meeting others in the Midlands region and here on the BP forums.

(this will help keep you from getting distracted or overwhelmed)2) Attend look meetups in your area (search "real estate" on meetup.com and look here for BP meetups) and start connecting with investors.Just some thoughts.

This past week, I attended the first annual HOA meeting.

Welcome to the community @Victoria Miller Attending local REI events and meetups may help in finding potential investing partners or mentors.