Real estate will not be the get out of jail free card without these things in order.

This will give you an idea of what you can charge and what to expect with occupancy.Next I would start looking for a cleaner, they will be your boots on the ground.

Anybody will charge you whatever you like if they know you're not familiar with crawl spaces, which is completely understandable. 

California charges a minimum tax of $800 a year per LLC, and more if you have gross receipts in excess of $250k.

Print off some contact cards, and literally walk door to door. yes, literally knock, introduce yourself, not selling anything, actually looking for some help.

Charge them (not the owner) if it is something the tenant should be doing.

She was facing charges but they eventually got dropped and Lee's people fixed everything, got it on the market and she got like $50,000.00 from the sale proceeds. 

For other situations, we charge a fee equivalent to two month’s rent if they choose to back out early.Since most of our tenants are traveling nurses, we typically don’t receive inquiries too far in advance.

A minor hurdle for some, but a larger issue to some as well.With DSCR or private money lending, yes, you can still also vest in your individual names, but you will find many lenders will NOT allow it or will actually charge you higher rates to do so. 

You deduct what you can from the deposit and charge them for the remainder.If it takes longer and the deposit won't cover the losses, send a bill to your departing tenant and give them 30 days to pay.