A clause in the lease should state for recording in public spaces, anything else violates the Fair Housing Act.

The added benefit of this process is that you can also have your attorney sign the public records as "Nominee Trustee" before assigning yourself as the "Trustee" once the Trust has been established.

Check public data like the assessor website.5. check on zillow or Realtor what the houses in the area are selling for.6.

By screening applications and selecting people with secure jobs, good income, and good credit, you will reduce the risk a ton.I manage 340 rentals and less than 1% of them ever leave owing more than I have on deposit.

The Agency’s investigations are complaint driven, so we rely heavily on the public, and our licensees to bring these individuals to our attention.

How do I accomplish this task to totally reduce lots of time I'm wasting.ThanksKen Bailey

As for your good tenant, the one thing that might keep them in there is to tell that you want to keep them and that you know they are putting up with a difficult situation so you will reduce their rent for the remaining term of the "Bad Tenants."

The returns quoted belong to his public REIT.  

Here is an article about the new proposasl, as well as information about a public hearing on it.http://www.startribune.com/min...

We ended up getting 80% LTV on the loan, which reduced our down payment requirements.