I am getting ready to rent my first property in Maine,  There is a state requirement to have properties tested for Radon Gas every 10 years. 

The question is can I raise the rent if it is warranted? 

I live in the Bay Area and born and raised in SF.

Have some capital but really need advice on how to raise more.I have a good network of contractors that I trust.

Today they let me know that their financing isn't going well and they need at least 7 more days and may be staying much longer if their financing for the new house falls apart.The problems with this is that this is a tenant I inherited and haven't raised the rent up to market levels (but I did raise it on them).  

Rents are really raising quickly and distressed multi family is very hard to find.  

I was born and raised In Dallas Texas.  

It always helps to test drive a situation first and is important you have all your go to's vetted and ready to roll when you are.

Lots of inheritance landlords here who never raise their rent and don't want to manage their properties, but will never sell because the homes are paid off, in a family trust, and they're paying minimal property taxes (CA prop 31 cap).The plan: - I offer to sign a 2-year lease, pre-paying one year of rent up front, the rest divvied out monthly over two years.  

Those programs typically require that you live in the property for at least 1 year, which might not be the worst thing.Can you raise private money through friends and family?