And these days, many are buying up cheaper houses, removing them, possibly dividing if allowed, and building new for sale.   

Something for you to consider.RETURN OF POSSESSION & REFUNDS[Our name and address][Our phone number]Tenant: ____________________________________________________________Rental Unit Address: _________________________________________________The tenant returned possession of the premises (as stated above) to the landlord on the date of ____________________ and attests that they have returned ALL sets of keys to the landlord.The tenant attests they have removed from the property all personal belongings.

I have never used social media as a platform for advertising my business, but I have come to realize that it is a great marketing tool that I want to learn how to use effectively.

rents on topsham maine are bit all over map, generally higher than lisbon lewiston but not much lower than Brunswick if inside rt 295 line closer to downtown and river. zillow isnt used much as CL. if you rent section 8 or vouchers look to add price of landlord paid heating, snow ice removal, salt sanding,  which this season has been massive. 

Yes.Can you enforce this in a semi cost effective or realistic way?

I have never personally owned one, much less considered the effect it might have on a rental property.

newbie question about how to remove pmi and get heloc.we have owned our home for about 4 years now. this is our only house, mortgage is held by freddy mac, servicing company is qrl. the county recently reappraised our house for the next tax year and thinks the value has gone up enough to give me over 20% equity. i called the loan servicing company to ask about dropping pmi. they say they wont go by the county estimate. they want me to pay them to send an appraiser out.im also considering looking into getting a heloc just to have open as an emergency fund.. which would need another appraisal. im wondering if there is a way to somehow do both of these things and only pay for one appraisal. at over 500$ that would be a lot of money for me to pay twice.also, would there be some kind of conflict there?

We removed all the trash and debris from the property, repainted the interior and exterior.

Home value is about $260 with payoff of 72k.Question - what strategy can I invoke to come out ahead and possible buy/sell and effectively live rent free? 

Also, never take a photo through a screen.Bathrooms:  remove all personal property, close the toilet, open the shower curtain so they can see what type of faucet and general condition of the tub/enclosure/walls.Stage the interior by removing clutter, take the magnets off refrig, etc.