Some states require Landlords to pay interest on security deposits, which can be a pain to deal with, so this is another way of avoiding that requirement.Go to www.obligo.com to learn more about the service. 

Good luck.. it was a painful expense 

Ten years ago, my wife used to buy these little bottles of tea tree oil-infused all-natural cleaners, any nice-smelling boutique stuff she found on a shelf in the local upscale groceries, the trendier the better.

Cant truly speak what it would be like to become full time in property management, but I can assure you, it is with a lot of sweat and pain, especially to hit the point where the investment properties can now support your lifestyle 100%. 

Keep in mind that the economy is great right now, but when the economy turns, questionable neighborhoods get even worse.I feel your pain.

Hi everyone, this is my very first post and I need some advice.Background, I leased a house in CA to a pain in the neck family for 1 year.

You need to consider how much pain your each willing to take and for how long. 

If it is, technically I can terminate their lease and get rid of a huge pain in the you know what.

It's a huge pain in the butt and rarely worth it. 

The members of MM will likely be myself and my wife as we are going to make a marital property capital infusion to cover the costs of setting it up plus some minor working capital.