If you have a good cash cushion/reserves/other forms of income to sustain yourself, jumping in as a full-time agent right away would be considerably less risky.

So I talked to her about it, and in a reasonable and professional manner.

Long story short, we can't evict tenants unless they stop paying rent (or breach the lease in some other manner), and we can't raise their rents more than rent control allows (which has been 3-4% per year for the last decade).So the downside to inheriting tenants is that, if they've lived in the unit for a couple of years, they're probably paying below-market rents, and you won't be able to catch up with market rents so long as they stay.The upshot to inheriting tenants is that they're more likely to be good tenants and pay on-time.

You get a sustained increase.

Ultimately I want to work with a lender who responds in a timely manner, knows their stuff, etc. 

I got out in '02 and despite not having any major disabilities, I certainly wouldn't turn down any offered benefits over the minor injuries I sustained while on active duty. 

What Neil said, but if you pay all the costs, you have 100% of the say in type and manner. 

Here in CT property owners can be fined in some cases if the snow is not removed in a timely manner after a snow event. 

Please be wary for turnkey providers that begin pitching you $30K rental properties as those are not sustainable for out of state investors by any means.

Are there legal ramifications of skirting the MD law in such a manner?