I always issue the notice to pay or quit (called various things, thats what it is here) the first day that rent is late, just to start the process in case they don't pay, so you can get them out as quickly as possible and start fresh.

Plus, I like to get on the HOA boards and that's fun, too. 

  $2,500 for an updated place / fresh paint & finishes.The house is not updated, and could use paint, etc. so I am reluctant to adjust too high too quickly. 

When I ask for reasons I get cost of living, quality of live, moderate climate, fresh water access, no natural disasters and moving back to where they were from.From what I can see the trend to the Midwest is steadily increasing, but by no means as big as moving south.

Dual agency is sorted, all that fun. 

Purchase price: $175,000 Cash invested: $5,000 I invested in my first condo to live in Minneapolis in January 2022 (fresh out of college).

You need to find fresh preforeclosures to get to the property owners before other people.

Like you said - be honest.Enforcing rules is not always fun or easy but its part of the job.

And really fun flying.

In the beginning it might be all fun and games with X's & O's and spreadsheets of mortgage quote comparisons but when it comes down to the end of the contract date, it'll boil down to how stressful (it was or wasn't) and how direct the mortgage professional was in caring enough to get it closed.