Note - Kansas City Missouri is getting very landlord unfriendlycurrently, you have to register as a landlord and its free but they also just passed a new ordinance that starts in January that requires you to register for a fee annually and be subject to tenant complaint and random interior inspections.It is my understanding both with run side by side, which seems stupid and redundant.They are also working on a new 5 year housing policyOne thing they are looking at there is that you will not be able to discriminate based on source of income. 

I was wondering if any investors in the DC area had a good list of contractors that they trust for various things from HVAC to general handyman fixes.Specifically I am needing to install a dryer vent and water line for a washer/dryer.

Why not do the 5% down home possible loan - it has less fees and solves your problem http://www.freddiemac.com/homepossible/eligibility...

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Does anybody know the app that let you choose a person to do tasks for me like drive by a property and do a small report to the condition of the house for a fee

To enforce it, they were pushing a landlord license where you have to pay a fee and list all your properties and then if you didn't combat tenant issues, property upkeep, etc. the way they wanted, they could revoke the license for ALL your properties.

3) Taxes, insurance, similar fees like that.

Those tenants that do not provide me with post dated checks quickly get on board when they forget to pay the first time and are hit with a $190 fee for non payment.

Condos haven't appreciated as much, so it was easier to make them cash flow, even with their high HOA fees.

The standard bank lender legal fees for their commercial attorney that might be 3,000 to 5,000 can go up.