I have been renting rooms in my home as mid-term rentals and have experience in that area. 

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I personally love Columbus in terms of doing value add.

In spite of all that work we discovered that the hot water heater didn't work (they didn't bother to replace a $300 water heater that their initial 4 point inspection stated was original to the house (1983).  

Looking to start in Memphis buying long-term rentals or flipping.

I used to live in the property and are in very good terms with the previous neighbors, and don't want to risk anything given the shady past/current behavior from the tenants. 

They are serviced with a note/contract servicer which holds the original docs, receives and dispurses pmts, does the tax reporting and enforces the terms like late fees, early payoff penalties,  interest-only end dates, etc. 

Gas/Heat/Hot Water is included in the rental, when completing the proposed rent form could I ask for more rent money or should I stick to what the property is originally listed for? 

Prioritize paying off existing debt to improve your debt-to-income ratio for better loan terms.

Tell the original seller so he can be there with a copy of the deed to prevent the placement of the mobile home?