If you try to raise it more the tenant can hire a tenant advocate and the court will likely side with them.If I were you as part of your business plan I would plan on increasing the rents up to approximately 10% a year until you reach your target amount.If you insist on receiving the property vacant then make it as part of the deal, meaning have the seller deliver the property to you vacant.Also in the state of New Jersey if you are to evict a tenant and you own the property in an LLC then you must hire an attorney to handle the process for you.

Reinstated license Jun 14; started own brokerage (had to hire a broker until I qualify to get broker's license here).

I have a family, so I can't just quit my job now to go at it fully.Will a brokerage hire me if I do not have any experience?

There's only so much one can grasp from virtual research, images, phone calls, etc. so to experience first-hand was very insightful.

I have a full business insurance policy for both contents (cost to replace) and complete liability plus another for workman's comp for freelancers I may hire on a one days basis.

I don't know if my regular tips made him greedy but I will never hire him again, not just for his assumption about the repair but even more due to the fact that he lied about the receipt.

I purchased a 1st position note on a residence in WA state, which the seller had started the foreclosure process and hired her attorney to do the FC.

Virtual deals are OK with us.

You can also hand this over to answering services or your staff or virtual assistant. 

On my own, I'll probably overlook a lot of things since I'm a newbie.So far, I virtually drove around the neighborhood on Google, looked at 3rd party real estate sites (Zillow, etc), and drove by three properties in the area.