It is not really dificult to be a landlord but the primary thing is to cover your legal bases with both the rental agreement and procedural actions.
I have it written into the rental agreement that I will be entering the house every three months to change the batterys on the smoke detectors which is pre-scheduled on the first tuesday of every quarter .... and then I write the first visit date as a reference back on the agreement. This is a great way to ME piece of mind that squatters havent moved in, more animals than agreed , or the property isnt getting abused.
The importance of the rental agreement is that it establishes the ground rules of which both parties agree to and should they be violated (by either party) their would be ramifications
It just a matter of conducting a business, and if any landlord cannot say "NO!" then they should probably leave the management aspects up to a property manager.
And as far as Flash's claim that the current occupants "are good people" ... he should simply hope for the best but prepare for the worse. Do you realize you cannot even rent a video without showing your drivers license? .... some property owners think they are invading a applicants privacy by asking for it .... try sueing someone without having any personal information of them LOL
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