By the way, credit card expenses count when charged, not when the credit card bill is paid.Buy more stuff.

Can I charge them fees & rent for storage of their crap? 

To get started, figure out your target tenants (like traveling professionals) and check out what similar rentals in the area are charging.

But I know I have all the legal side set up LLC, Business Checking account, Business Credit card, and getting my permit for STR since you need one in Alexandria VA.I just find it really hard to message landlord/apartment complexes/management companies since I'm very experienced and was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what to say and how to go about pitching my business model to landlords.Right now what I email them is along the lines of "I hope this email finds you well.

There's no charge to me to get these funds except a yearly fee of 200.00. 

If that's not in the cards I highly recommend you wait to make this purchase. 

.), and also need to consider the cost of vacancies or bad tenants.I also recommend you charge market rate, for yourself and the tenant.

However, I definitely recommend pictures any time a guest left damage or extra cleaning that will result in additional charges.

This section of the guide helps me to better understand how you can use the www.mysmartmove.com in conjunction with other forms of background checking:The Tenant Credit Report: The tenant credit report will contain a wealth of information related to the tenants credit history, including a detailed list of all the tenant’s open or closed credit cards, car payments, monetary judgements, late payments, and more.

most PMs charge a month's rent to place a tenant.