They finished a survey asking what is easier to give up?

Getting a credit card to charge where the tenant covers the fee may be easier.

Pictures with a date and time stamp should be fine.Check the cupboards and fridge to see if cleaned out or not.In Georgia if there is 500 of personal property or less you do not have to go through eviction.If it appears more than that you usually wait for the Marshall and out the stuff where they want it.If you are in Fulton county do not waste the Marshalls time with an empty unit.They have sometimes 900 writs to serve in a month.Simply re-key all exterior locks and not just the front.You don't know who they gave a copy to.

I want to own more blue collar properties that are easier to manage, easier to rent, etc.

I find that it's much easier dealing with tenants if you act like you are simply a partner who owns the house.

We have maintenance install the washer and dryers so they are hooked up correctly.We use teflon tape,the steel braided hoses wit the high quality washers on the inside.Where the discharge hose goes into the drain we install a strap to the wall so the discharge hose won't fall out when draining and leak.Even given all that if they have an old washer it can give out and water can be released.The simple fix is a drain pan under the washer with a pipe that ties into the discharge pipe in the wall.All of this will cost about 40 bucks or so not including labor.Well worth it than cleaning up a huge leak causing massive damage.We also check the hot and cold water valves the supply lines hook into from the washer.The valves might be gone and partially leaking.Also if the tenant installs the washer and dryer they might over tighten fittings causing bent pipes and damage or under tighten having leaks.Been my experience with over 20 units on a 30 year old building.

Here is the latest posting with pictures from my latest flip: http://blog.wealth-steps.com/2012/02/where-to-start.htmlIt is MUCH easier for me to post pictures now.

Your challenges will be to get them to work together to clean up the neighborhood.

I am currently charging a fixed monthly fee based on the size and # of units which covers all your routine repairs, plus cleaning.

If you just do wrap sales and convey title it will be a whole lot easier.