Based on this experience, I feel I have a fair sense of what pricing should look like.Do you have any supplemental carriers you’d recommend?

It’s the easiest way to get a feel for being a landlord without the stress of managing rehab projects.

I live in a lower-income area, so I figure that the better tenants you will get with a safe house, the ongoing safety the tenants feel, and the lowered risk of a break-in (when occupied or vacant getting ready to lease), and reduced headaches/vacancy/potential damage are worth the marginal up-front cost of having it installed.

I’ve joined some of these before & they often feel like sales pitches or marketing ploys, but I won’t be pumping people for information or trying to make a mailing list or any of that.

Anyone out there feeling this?

Still, my soft heart left my head feeling pretty rough, like a "failure".I don't think with your experience and 17(!)

I'd be happy to connect further and see how I can help, feel free to message me. 

Hi @Matthew Mclean, feel free to reach out via email to any of the real estate-savvy CPAs here on BiggerPockets.

They said they'd accept a 6 month term instead, but they're not being very forthcoming about what their sales record has been (I asked for the last 12 months just to get an idea, but they ignored the question :( ) and I'm getting a not-so-great feeling about working with them....The home is 2-stories, attached garage, 4bd 3ba, 2269 sqft and sits on a corner lot with a huge backyard (lot is approx .13 acres or 5662.8 sqft).

Hope that helps, and feel free to reach out if you want to dive into this more!