Nothing is worse than having to dig through a bunch of personal accounts to find the stuff you need to books financial statements together. 3) Use a real accounting system (Quickbooks counts, you're good here)4) Get trained on your accounting system (bonus points if you can get training from someone that you can outsource to later)5) Get even more cash flow - outsourcing usually starts around $200/mo and that's the really, really, really cheap stuff.

Is anyone providing their rental SFH with minor tech items such as Ring doorbells or smart deadbolts?

On the Maryland side, there is a commuter train(Marc trains) that run from an area called Point of rocks to Bethesda and DC. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

Make sure you cover yourself you itemize all deductions and send it to her certified mail to her forwarding address. 

I would venture to say that what you are describing is that speculators have been buying up lots in Kensington (speculators do such things because they are using money to purchase items that they think may do this or that), but investors are only the ones who purchase based on what the market is proving a willingness to do. 

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Just make sure you take care of all outdated items and you won't have a problem. 

In my PA market I've bought multi-family properties at between 2% and 3% (monthly rental income/property price); I'm holding out in the PA market unless I can buy a larger multi-family (I don't want a PM and will hire and train someone in-house if I buy a larger MF there).I wondered what y'all are looking for when potentially pulling the trigger in the market you invest in? 

By negotiating not only the price based on condition which had a laundry list of problems including a hand full of larger items but also that we had the right buyer willing to figure out the problems throughout the transaction and take it on.