That's $10,000 expense that destroy's your monthly income and I believe you said you don't have a job right now.Not trying to be a debbie downer, I hope it all works out.

First, I would say that unless you reported the pot to the police, and then they advised how to destroy or they confiscate I would image your lease drug paragraph would have no legal merit in a court of law and or may be cause to find you guilty of a crime had you not notified the police.Second, as many others have said, you should base the deposit return on the condition of the apartment unit.Third, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.I liken the security deposit return to that of a 'personal guarantee'.

I don't add anything to traditional financing due to child support destroying DTI, so I've go to look elsewhere to move on the 2nd home. 

Use these opportunities to train yourself or you will burn out too quick and destroy your ROI.

I lose my house last year because of a situation that was out of my control (long story involving an over spending relative and a friend that we housed for 3.5 years for free who ended up opening multiple credit cards under my name and completely destroying my credit ).

Good extreme; considering they aren't tenants that destroy the place, could be a very solid cashflow property year after year since students always need a place to live.

The home inspection and the pest inspection (also referred to as a Wood Destroying Organism inspection) are usually two separate inspections, though you can find companies that do both. 

I stopped short of calling him an idiot - cause I'm polite like that.Short story - some people hate bandit signs with a vengeance and you'll be lucky to get a couple of hours out of them before they are completely destroyed or removed.

You're clearly exceptional at that and that will serve you well in life and your career.However, as Mike Tyson famously said about the way he destroyed opponent after opponent in the ring-  "Everyone has a plan, until they get hit."

There's a lot to break with pools and you really need to pay for a monthly pool service for both cleaning and chemicals to keep the tenant from destroying your pool.