I would not charge a fee for any kind of service animal for a handicapped renter and as Tim W mentioned, I wouldn't charge it for an officer with a K9 partner who rented from me.

hello to all the members of the community. i am interested about real estates and why a lot of people are getting into this kind of business. i am excited to learn from this forum.

Marko,Thank you for the kind words.

I'm not in a position where I "need" to go back to work....but I am kind of bored and I've always been involved in community projects, scouting leader, coast guard auxilliary, pheasants forever, etc....

There are several that are really designed to help new landlords and bridges the gap between "I'm totally new and have no idea what to do" and giving away the majority of your cash flows to a property management company.BP has a page that shows reviews and gives you some options to consider (my company is one of them, but each on BP's list is good and offers something different).http://www.biggerpockets.com/online-property-management-software.htmlMy estimate is that there are now around 100,000 small landlords using this kind of software to get started.

I feel like I'm just kind of floating in a vast ocean of information at the moment.

you mean 250K and Ill pay cash and we can close in a week or two.These and all of you are my kind of people. :):):)Welcome :):):):)

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Doesn't giving a gift expecting something in return kind of defeat the purpose?

I was the only one that had any kind of construction experience at all.