I want to know your point of view in buying rentals in the same area or diversified in different zip codes.

Thus, I began to just put my money in a 401k.There was no BP to go to for assistance, and what I learned about being a landlord up to that point had nothing to do with dealing with contractors, city codes, burglars, yard maintenance on a vacant property, dealing with neighbors during a flip, unexpected problems with the property that you do not budget for, etc.I tell my cautionary tale not to prohibit your RE goals, which I believe you will reach. 

Decide how much money you have access to, & the zip codes, city or state you want to focus on.

Account Closed It does have a fence completely surrounding it, the code inspector went by recently, and didn't have anything to say in regards to the pool.I was thinking of just writing the maintenance on the pool into the lease for the main SFH, and that way they take care of everything.

Also, if your father-in-law is not making any repairs to the property and keeping it up to code, he may have crossed into the 'slum lord' arena. 

I would look on your bank statement and see what date the checks cleared.We never charged a late fee if the payment was postmarked prior to the 1st.Double check mailing address make sure zip code is on letter.Check with Oregon state landlord law about what the maximum landlord can charge for late fee's In Minnesota it can not exceed 8% of the rent amount..

You should know all the laws and codes to properly operate your business to avoid ending up in court.Time for you to sit down and learn your state landlord tenant codes to properly operate your business.

City code usually requires you have adequate parking for the property, you may be required to enlarge parking area to improve off street parking, one space per unit is usually required.

Maybe I should change the presentation style of the coding bootcamp. 

A point of pride for me, one of the towns that I have a half dozen rentals in did  a massive code violations sweep.