You are suffering from a common misunderstanding of the law.

It's not a real common concept here in DFW area, but I love it.Buyers have no downtime, no rent rate risk, lower vacancy risk, potentially instant cash flow day 1. 

That kind of shoot-from-the-hip approach can be fun for a minute, but it usually ends up like my old buddy Rick’s first deal.. he bought a distressed fourplex in Tucson years back without a real plan, and while he eventually turned it into a solid monthly cash flow, he spent the first six months sleeping with one eye on the tenant ledger, praying the HVAC wouldn’t bail on him after a hot desert day.

It is a path not without risk, but it is a common path in this market.Wishing everyone a successful 2025.

I then provide a YoutubeTV account for them to use and have preinstalled all the other common apps for them to bring their own logins. 

What kinds of changes are you looking for to NOT renew an existing tenant?

Yes pretty common, minimum downpayment is generally 25% (occasionally that 20% will work) but just depends on your situation.  

Quote from @Sarah Kensinger: In some properties we might stash some under the bathroom sink in case a guest forgot theirs, but it's not something common we do.

Their most common threat is a security deposit dispute.

Booking lead time has been dramatically dropping over the last couple of years, and people booking week of is becoming more common, especially for smaller places.