So these solar panels are akin to someone having to pay for a grinder pump when getting city/county water/sewer service, right? 

Can anyone from the area recommend a cleaning service? 

I don't have steady income so I can't rely on my work to get the rest of the loan.

Please answer only if you KNOW the answer to the question, meaning you are probably an attorney who specializes in this area or you have significant Fair Housing expertise or experience.In reference to 42 USC Section 3603(b) provisions that exemptions otherwise available (such as for an individual who owns 3 or fewer SFRs) do not apply if the landlord uses the services of a real estate, or someone in the business of buying or renting real estate. 

The fact that there is free bus service to Liberty is a huge plus.

But I am also witnessing as well as organizing a newer more scalable model providing for a more cloud-based, remote, less-than-full service--model that is appealing for a large amount of investors and property owners who are interested in receiving many of the traditional services (rent collection, bookkeeping, leasing, noticing, maintenance coordination, answering phones, etc.) but who would be willing to pay about 1/2 the monthly fee in exchange for participating by physically being present to allow access, showings, servicing notices, etc.

I'm not sure I want to keep wasting my time providing beautiful housing and excellent service to tenants who don't give a sh*t, spending each and every weekend crawling around in attics and crawlspaces of rentals with no time to even do my own laundry, or testifying at city council meetings--literally getting personally insulted by council members in the process--after waiting 6 hours a pop just to do my civic duty.  

There is a safe harbor from the service of 2 years if other criteria are met as well. 

Increasing rent is a very basic facet of this business and if you do not know this, I assume you do not know the rest of your local landlord/tenant laws. you should not proceed in this business until you fully understand your local laws, and how to operate within them. now to answer your question, any motnh to month lease, oral or written, usually requires 30 days notice and one full monthly rental cycle to change or end the contract. that means if you want to raise rent on May 1, notice needs to be given by March 31.

I'll also state based on what you just posted that if the bank finds you "making a relationship" with their asset manager, they'd probably find a new asset manager and historically, based on my 25 years, an asset manager isn't going to jeopardize being spoon fed massive amounts of business just to appease one investor that doesn't want to wait like the rest of the market does.  ...and I have no problem sitting on the sidelines watching that unfold.