part of the qualifications process and documents you have, selection criteria etc. 

How does the condition of the home effect financing?

There are no legal issues with direct mail marketing although it's also not particularly effective.

@Jared Webb the entrepreneur roller coaster and the compound effect by Darren Hardy are great!

I am quite impressed in regards to how effective and accurate the infrared testers are.As for actually replacing the windows, I've been really stupid for the last 30+ years and I've been knocking out the entire windows, installing new windows, stuccoing, plastering and painting.

This often does not keep up with market rents, so on a turn I usually bump it up substantially.These downstairs folks were due for a rent increase on July 1, but I waited until the renovation was done upstairs and made the increase effective September 1.

We don’t know anyone in the area, but you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesAdditionally, don't treat property management like a commodity and just focus on the lowest price!

My personal expectation is that any revenue raising legislation will have an effective date of whenever the bill is signed into law.It's really anyone's guess, however deeply retroactive legislation that raises taxes is debatedly unconstitutional under the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and to a lesser extent other clauses.

If you buy the rental in your name this will have an effect on your debt to income ratio.

My $0.02, if you are open to the idea of finding a new primary and turning your current home into the investment, this is 100% going to be the more cost effective method in terms of financing.