Also you should get a contract before the following:1) A wedding gift: They are required to send a thank you note and a Christmas card2) Nephews Birthday present: Should be required to call with a "thank you"and dog sit on a future weekend3) Mother asking you to come over for Dinner: She shall be required to sign a contract that she will be making the "Coconut Pineapple upside down cake"4) Elderly neighbor shoveling snow and you help: Should be required to sign a contract that they will wave every time you pass and inform everyone walking a dog that you are a "standup guy"5) Wife makes dinner: Should have you sign a contract that you will be doing dishes every time she cooks.6) A contract should be written stating who is tracking and paying mileage out of their paycheck for doctor visits as well as if she needs to help your parents, siblings, childhood friend and expected compensation.

You will be well past the holidays and into the next year before listing.All I would say plan accordingly, if you see a one week break in weather it might be time to knock out some exterior work and move inside if possible when rain/snow is hammering down.

City $2200, TN Rural about $400, in town $800 now this varies depending on the mil rate. also consider we (in WI) have lots of Cold and Snow you run the risk of pipes freezing causing water damage, also snow removal, if tenants dont clear the walks, the city will and put it on your taxes. 

Is this where snow birds help?

And here is the proof in the pudding, to this day charges are still spoken of, formal inquiries, all for things done years ago, which at the time was the "status quo".I defenently see the train a coming, and it will fall like a house of cards, the second some reporters latch on to a story, and charges come, then reporters around the country start doing there own, and so on and so fourth, it will all snow ball out of control real quick and a lot of people will be going to club fed.

Some sellers don't advertise, just put up a sign so would never see it on Craigslist.2 - Meeting with park managers, building a relationship and asking them to call you when they have a unit they don't want to mess with.We are in Arizona for 3 months (snow birding) and a park manager called me last week with not 1 but 2 potential deals.

Him and his Realtor were more excited about the cookies and coffee than the documents at hand, as they dipped the cookies into the coffee.During closing, he said he was going to stop by and get a snow blower that the tenants were using to clear snow in the winter that was his.  

Dear @Allan Snow,Since I have been living oversea, I never thought about the double tax issue since I haven't deal with Canadian Revenue for quite a while now.  

50% rule probably isn't going to work for you here, just be aware.You're at about 15% for taxes, 10% for utilities, add in 5% for insurance and 10% for Property Management and you're at 40% of your income already without vacancy, repairs, CAPEX, lawn care and snow removal, tenant placement fees, or anything else.As mentioned, lower prices tend to turn over faster (I try to avoid 1 bedroom units for this same reason, rent fast but move often) and can be harder on units... 1 months security deposit often doesn't go far either in terms of damage to a unit and making it rent ready again.

I met with the tenant already and did a walk through.Purchase Price is 74k, HOA fee is 175/m which includes water, garbage, snow removal and landscaping.