I am a landlord here in Texas as of now i increase my rental rates for 10% because we all know that we are suffering from economy crisis. And because of this i had to force my tenants to add there rental fees. Just a little advice you need to be very careful in doing your budget summary and you need to always monitor it because there are a lot of rental homes that turned to foreclosure. The foreclosure dilemma has had a wide variety of long-lasting consequences. In the wake of property owners losing their properties, the rental industry has become flooded with prospective renters. The government presently owns about 250,000 empty, foreclosed-on homes. To be able to stabilize prices, the government is asking for suggestions on renting out those properties. Article resource: US Government considering renting out foreclosed homes