I have been reading and listening to the podcast religiously every day and also trying to practice analyzing deals to prepare for finding my next property.I know this is the most important skill to hone to become an effective investor and I fully understand the process.

Note: If the tenant chooses not to pay the rent increase he should continue to pay the regular rent and be prepared to pay the full amount of the rent increase if the court rules in the landlord’s favor. 

Both are good services.

I'm looking at updating/improving the kitchen and bathroom on a small house in Waldo to prepare it to become a rental property. 

Offer your services as a financial analyst on a consulting basis. 

Make sure he doesn't have a written agreement to provide service.

The key in my opnion is a great dependable support staff, namely your cleaning service.

The USGS has monitoring points for those concerned about river and stream levels, and the National Weather Service also provides graphs using data from the USGS.

There may be sites or services that will give you a vacancy number.

Tenant turn over is a normal part of business and when done properly is cost effective and usually results in a better tenant that is prepared to fully support your business plan by being able and willing to pay market rent.