Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

However they made it clear that unless we would pay them something unreasonable, they weren’t leaving without a fight.

Are the comps from the Bigger Pockets per unit figures?

I know BiggerPockets already has a number of great calculators, but is there anything niche that people are interested in?

I own a house in North Port, Florida (right on the border of Port Charlotte).

Hi Kyle,Welcome to Bigger Pockets!

If you have a business entity(you want to properly track money going in / out from its owners).They will likely be classified as contributions / distributions.Best of luck!

I find that usually weeds out any problem guests. 

Dude, you're paying rent to someone.

In my state i have no such requirement on security deposits but i question the feasibility of doing this as well as how will anyone know as long as you have the means to pay the tenant their deposit when they move out. most banks charge for low balance accounts.