Left some junk stuff behind the house. 4)Tenants kept asking me if I could terminate my lease earlier since they moved out (I guess they had to sign up another lease with the other landlord before this lease is over).

Anyone have good success with a company and is now a landlord to a mobile home. 

What if you could buy 4 SFR properties from a landlord that already had long term tenants with a commercial loan?

There are some basics, but it's mostly educating yourself about tenant landlord law, tenant screening, and management.

Is an owner/Landlord entitled to charge an hourly rate for time spent cleaning and repairing the unit (only above and beyond a normal wear and tear condition of the apartment) in the State of MinnesotaI will not be billing her for time spent 'deep cleaning'. 

Not having to learn the landlording aspect removes a huge area of insecurity when taking the jump, or offers a significant value in a partnership situation.BP is a fantastic repository of free knowledge and insight.

In both scenarios, you are basically not being a landlord right?

I have a computer science degree, but that was many years ago. I'm trying to use what I recall from database management, to manage my units in Microsoft Access. I know a lot of people use excel, but I'd prefer a true ...

When I fill out a lease contract, the landlord dictates the renewal timing terms and I put those into the contract.Thx,Dan D

@Steve RozenbergGet familiar with your local/state landlord tenant laws.