When the property is sold, part of the completed paperwork is a change of registration with the Rentalsman to identify the buyer as the new landlord.In other jurisdictions where we operate, security deposits are held in-trust by the landlord and are transferred to a trust account of the buyer at Close.In either scenario, you should be preparing Estoppel Certificates based upon the information provided by the Vendor; reviewing these certificates with the tenants and, if the information jives, have the tenants sign the Estoppel.  

To legally rent a basement apartment, it will need a certificate of occupancy from DC.

This is an additional cost that an unsophisticated business will not haveIs their PM company licensed and operating under a broker or any other certification that is required by the State Real Estate lawsDo they offer rent guarantees?

You may wish to gigs the death certificate at recorder's office and determine next-of-kin, normally part of the document. 

*Once the project is completed, confirmed by a licensed inspector and certificate of occupancy, I immediately re-finance the property with a well-known "soft" money lender that can close within days and the GC immediately gets his / her investment back plus the usual profit they would charge if I simply hired them outright.

Yet landlords are forbidden from raising costs to cover these increases- Special registrations, taxes, certifications, and licenses required that are nothing more than a money collection scheme by the local/state government-The city/county/municipality charging the landlord for things that the tenants do, for example the city putting a lien on a property you own because the tenant did not pay the water bill-Local requirements that force a landlord to take tenants that they do not want in their property. 

For a Maryland property your Delaware LLC would need to obtain a Certificate of Authority from the Maryland Secretary of state prior to doing business here.

Hello,I have advanced certifications (C.I.P.S., GPS,MRP, TRC, New Home Ambassador) in Real Estate and working on achieving an Executive MBA.  

From my reading on this, it seems that the most affected properties will be those in the special zones VE or AE that have not had an elevation certificate done and are currently subsidized.

The c.o or certificate of occupancy, once issued, says that the property no longer has city or municipal violations.