Choosing an STR-friendly area can save you significant hassle and protect your investment in the long run.

How would an umbrella policy protect against a security deposit related claim?

This protects your investment and gives you leverage if there are issues.Other Tips:Make sure the lease explicitly defines the move-out date.Conduct a thorough walkthrough with documentation before and after the lease period to avoid disputes.Handling a seller-to-tenant situation can be tricky, but with the right precautions, it can work smoothly.

The laws protect vs detract the operations.

Looking for a gut check here because my CPA/tax guy is advising against dumping the brokerage account bc taxes, missed upside - but he also admits to not specializing in real estate asset/tax protection strategies.  

we're trying to protect you and your family - hence the 'suspicion' =)

Also any tips for automating this as much as possible and how to protect the property financially and property management would be appreciated.I ALMOST understand the rental arbitrage strategy if building a company scaling with say 30 + units and looking for high short term cash flow.  

Quote from @Michael Rodriguez: Howdy fellow Memphis investors,Any ideas for protecting thieves from pulling out the HVAC copper pipe? 

LLC offers better legal protection.3) Setting up in states that allow your identity to be hid is also overblown.

if you buy a random property in a neighborhood you've never been to and turn it over to people you don't know you'll just lose money.not trying to be negative, trying to protect you and your hard earned cash.