Field notes for Maryland rental owners.
Fees, compliance, leasing and operations, written for owners in Baltimore and the counties around it. Clear rules and real numbers.
How much does property management cost in Baltimore?
The real fee stack (monthly, leasing, renewal and the extras) with a worked example on a $1,850 rowhouse.
The Baltimore City rental license: a plain-English guide for owners
Who needs one, the inspection, how lead fits in, and why an unlicensed rental can't use rent court.
Maryland security deposit rules every landlord should know
The one-month cap, the 45-day return, escrow, interest and the inspection rights that trip owners up.
Maryland lead paint rules for rentals built before 1978
MDE registration, the lead certificate at every turnover, tenant notices, and how to plan for it.
What a property manager actually does (and what they shouldn't)
The work behind 9%, from the first listing photo to the 1099, plus the red lines a good manager never crosses.
Screening tenants in Maryland without breaking fair housing law
Written criteria, source-of-income protection, application fees and individualized review.
What one vacant week really costs a Baltimore landlord
Lost rent is only the start. Here's the math, and the levers that actually cut days off.
Self-manage or hire a property manager? An honest comparison
When doing it yourself makes sense, when it doesn't, and the costs on each side that owners forget.
The rental turnover checklist we use between tenants
Key return to new lease in the right order, so a two-week turn doesn't become six.
How to price your Baltimore rental (without guessing)
Comps, adjustments, season and the 14-day signal that tells you if you're wrong.
The accidental landlord: you inherited (or moved out of) a Maryland house
Rent it or sell it? The first 30 days, the obligations, and the tax question to ask a CPA early.
15 questions to ask before you hire a property manager
Money, maintenance, leasing and exit terms: the questions that separate good managers from smooth talkers.
Your rental, always on watch.
We open in January 2027. Owners on the founding list get the first calls and a full rental analysis of their property before we go live.