I have 9 units and have been increasingly asked to provide a means for tenants to pay with pre-authorized debit (PAD).

;(T) apply for or partner with an entity that applies for services provided by a public housing authority to preserve and create moderate income housing;(U) apply for or partner with an entity that applies for programs administered by a metropolitan planning organization or other transportation agency that provides technical planning assistance;(V) utilize a moderate income housing set aside from a community reinvestment agency, redevelopment agency, or community development and renewal agency; and(W) any other program or strategy implemented by the municipality to address the housing needs of residents of the municipality who earn less than 80% of the area median income

Some are pages upon pages of their business strategy, who and how and what, roles and authorities for every person/position and so on. 

I was weighing the pros and cons of a sfh rental off south congress.

Most are by products of something else the author is trying to sell.

(a) No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon a highway in front of a private driveway or within 15 feet in either direction of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station, nor within 25 feet from the intersection of curb lines or if none, then within 15 feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of highways; provided, that local authorities may by ordinance decrease the distance within which a vehicle may park in either direction of a fire hydrant.

The lease clearly states that he is not allowed to make repairs without my authorization and, of course, I don't authorize it.

It looks like the best way would be to form an LLC in MD but I need a registered agent or a business that is authorized to do business in MD.

This section does not impair the right of any statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town:(1) to manage or control property in which it has a financial interest through a housing authority or similar agency;(2) to contract with a property owner;(3) to act as required or authorized by laws or regulations of the United States government or this state; or(4) to mediate between property owners and tenants for the purpose of negotiating rents.Subd. 2.Exception.Subdivision 1 does not preclude a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town from controlling rents on private residential property to the extent that the city, county, or town has the power to adopt an ordinance, charter amendment, or law to control these rents if the ordinance, charter amendment, or law that controls rents is approved in a general election.

in my experience when a property sells the tax authority gets that info and will automatically increase the appraised value to the amount the property recently sold for.