If I score big in the future and have an 8-unit apartment or bigger, definitely going to hire.The tally of all the receipts from new tools and materials is $2,000.

Outside of that you don't have many options if a lease is active, and they haven't done anything wrong (legally). 

Expenses naturally rise with inflation - insurance, property tax, utilities...Those two factors, by definition, result in lower NOI down the road than in-place/year 1 NOI.

Definitely read the book 30 day stay if you're just getting started.

First time landlord and I am definitely learning some tough lessons here.

@Michael Shea I will definitely be in contact with you soon. 

@David H.It’s common for them to throw that language out there which even if they broke the law or operated without a license then you are indemnifying themSo I would definitely have that edited by an attorneyFYI property managers do the same thing - some of these PM agreements I see are insane

I'm definitely looking in the City of Detroit because I know the market well.

It's not large enough to out right buy most properties and then start the brrrr process, but I definitely could use it for down-payments.

Just takes a while for the banks to get around to going after you.When you buy the HOA lien, you are accepting legal responsibility for all the senior mortgage loans on that property.