The best thing you can do to protect yourself is to follow the law and treat people honestly and fairly. 

It's doing that but maximizing that when the time is right is also what I'm eyeing.  

They never even blinked an eye, they only look at the score and care less about anything else.  

I've decided to go the financing route to protect the value of that $1M against inflation over the next 40 years. 

Someone asked that they other day and that is kind of an eye opener/head scratcher.

Asset protection doesn’t work, any entity veil can be pierced, you’re fooling yourself if you think you’re protected.  

., the latest "guru" lawyer just rolled through town convincing the tin-foil-hat crowd that everyone is coming after them, and they need to pay him to arrange privacy and asset protection.

Do not just allow one person to keep an eye/contact the city.

I average these two numbers and use that as a baseline, adding a reasonable buffer to set the threshold.This approach helps ensure that tenants don’t feel micromanaged but also protects you from excessive utility usage.

If she wants to protect herself, tell her she can record the inspection with pictures, and you will give her a signed copy of the inspection sheet.Honestly, if you anticipate the charges to be less than $500, I would refund the deposit and be done with her.