If you rent a 3 bedroom unit, it is common to allow up to 7 occupants - 2 per bedroom and one to sleep on the sofa!

How much time (er, $) is it worth expending now to maybe get something back.More important is learning from this and not making the same mistake again as already mentioned.Checking all sink and tub drains is a common inspection item.

You best place to start is to look at their original application to rent your property and see where they listed as their employer.

Increasing expenses is an obvious answer; non-obvious answer lies somewhere in the realm of corporations, being fully employed by real estate business, etc, hiring myself as an employee....I'd really appreciate any advice, even a referral to a real estate CPA would be useful.

It's a pretty common word.

You will need education, licensing and mentoring by a licensed professional.If you would like to concentrate on hobbies, family or mowing the lawn and like being a handyman on the side, then property management may be the way to go.If too much time on your hands will boar you to tears but you want the independence of being "self-employed" then maybe it would be a good idea to look into doing real estate sales.It really depends on what you want out of your career change.

So I like, university's, county seats, level 1 trauma hospitals, prisons, stable employment bases that are diverse...

I'm surprised you closed without (a) getting the keys, (b) the opportunity to review and approve the lease, credit profile, employment and financial status of the new tenant and (c) the 20 days of rent you are owed.Did you close with an attorney?

My goal is to find a neighborhood that is not a combat zone, Houses are affordable, employment is steady or growing.

If that meeting doesn't offer a common sense solution (like allowing you a waiver on this fence but requiring any replacement be correct standards) then some states have a board or independent agency that helps owners with disputes with their associations, so look that up to see if you have one of those as the Board being contacted by an outside party might help immensely.