Deposits from the tenant.Security deposits from the tenant in residential dwelling units shall be deposited in a trust account with a licensed and federally insured depository institution lawfully doing business in this State or the landlord may, at his option, furnish a bond from an insurance company licensed to do business in North Carolina.

In that case I write off the lost rent as cost of doing business, but I prefer that to the expense and hassle of an eviction, which typically ends up costing us more and takes longer, even though Milwaukee is still pretty landlord-friendly.I have also done cash for keys, but typically very conditional. 

BP being 90% landlord business thats what most folks on this site are trying to scale.

The right idea is going to be the bread and butter.1) Ideal location2) Quality properties over quantity of properties3) 1.25x DSCR4) Intention to hold no less than 8, but ideally 12+ years.5) Sufficient cap reserves6) Mechanisms to enhance cash flow(via alt investing or house strategies).7) Liability protection through no PG loans(if possible), LLC formation, property management and being a diligent landlord.8) Invest deeper, before wider.Now if you're talking where to invest, different information.

And since you're the landlord, you were going to be the mediator and you were going to be the one that they look out to when they have these problems.

The state that I live in is also not landlord friendly.  

I'm dealing with a unruly tenant and need to take legal action.Looking for local Issaquah or greater seattle tenant-landlord lawyers.thx.

Poor first impression of landlord, kills me to replace a perfectly working (newer) fridge over cosmetics. 

As you mentioned those specific details about MTRs geared toward traveling healthcare professionals, these are things I think would help us tremendously as landlords because we play both roles.

Subsidized Housing and Section 8:You’re right that Section 8 and subsidized housing present economic challenges for landlords, which is why so many avoid it.