Their knowledge of the market, access to property's seller to retrieve information about the property, and access to a variety of lenders.Brandon Turner did mention the pros and cons of using a realtor in his book on rental properties that really struck home for me.I believe I have yet to find the right realtor for my area, but I will suggest the alternatives such as Craigslist, wholesaler (well worth their fee), driving for dollars, and direct mail, which have all proved to be a game changer.

However, 5 years in, there's a good likelihood that your rents have increased $100-$300/m without a turn needed because a married couple working in finance doesn't want to pay a moving company every 2 years, and their golden retriever (that also earned you a pet fee and pet rent) loves the fenced in backyard.

Is there anything I can do to retrieve the rent?

I think I agree with you that if my past tenants haven’t listened to my call to action to pay me back I pretty much don’t have anything more to lose by hiring a collection agency to retrieve some/all my back rent back to me, right lol?

(expecting a pit bull)Caller: A golden retriever with all the paperwork, 65 pounds.Me: Well, you could discuss it with the condo association, but I doubt they'll accept it. 

I've found two simple places that have easy to retrieve information about costs examples.

However, real service dogs are virtually always highly "trainable" breeds, such as labs, golden retrievers, labradoodles, and herding breeds (border collies, corgis, etc.)