Having everyone on a month to month or less than 6 month lease helps keep everyone respectful of each other because they know if they're not I have the power to cut them off when the time comes.

First of all, you have a power of work to create an effective buyers' list.

I live 40 miles away, so I called the owner of the biggest plumbing co in the city and he and 2 techs dropped everything to get to the property within 10 minutes of my call.I had put a garage outdoor access remote on the outside of the house.. they couldn't get in thru that because THE POWER WAS NOW OFF.Luckily i had put a coded door knob on the kitchen door that opens to the deck-- i gave them the code and they were inside instantly.The water heater was STILL SPEWING WATER full blast in a stream so strong it was hitting the second story ceiling and hitting the ELECTRICAL PANEL also located in the garage and that's what had knocked out the power .The plumbers immediately turned off the inside water main cutoffand sent me photos of the EMERGENCY SITUATION the pm so calmly let me know about by email an hour earlier.i fired the pm co that instant and got on the phone to STATE FARM (my HOMEOWNERS/rental policy dwelling ins co) all whiledriving an hour to the property.i also called the city's best WATER EMERGENCY REMEDIATION COMpany while en route.When i got there, the water was turned off ( finally)the drywall ceiling had fallen in, the light fixtures destroyed, the garage door opener plastic case was HALF FULL OF WATER and there were 1000s of mold blooms on every surface and hundreds of stacks of spiky growing black mold (looked like iron fiilings we used to play with in that game we all had as kids where u use a magnet and drag the iron filings around to put hair and a mustache on the bald guy cartoon photo) the mold spikes were 1.5" tall on the wood railings and stairs going into the house, on all of my beautiful built in wooden garage shelves--- what a mess-- like the streets of Beirut after the bombs went off.and I don't have allergies -- but i could not even STAND inside the garage because the WET MOLD MILDEW SMELL was so strong it instantly gagged me and gave me a headache and i couldn't breathe.So here we are on Jan 17 and now i know that the BEST rental dwelling policy does NOT COVER MOLD REMEDIATION AT ALL ( so far $14,000) but it does cover water damage with a $2500 deductible...

I understand by writing everything off you pay less taxes, but you also reduce your borrowing power." - exactly, that's what we are learning the hard way now."

I have freedom and flexibility but I'm not entirely the master of my own destiny.

Everything I know from all my years buying on the steps...The only liens to survive the foreclosure process (A Deed Under Power) is: IRS liens, GA state liens, and F.I.F.A. liens.

The asset has appreciated 20k since purchase and think it will appreciate an additional 15 - 20k by early 2018 with current neighbors who have sold.I have kept track of all expenses with printed receipts for power, internet, gas, etc.

We told her upon delivery of the portable heaters, and one more time the heaters draw too much power to be on the same circuit and should be spread through the house.Any advice on our responsibility as a landlord, and how this may play out if we go to small claims court?

We hope 2017 is the year we start on our journey to financial freedom!

Pay attention to your property and be on utility bills if power, water, or gas is shut off's so your aware of utility non-payment .