@Craig Moore Ha!

Ha, in the tenant's mind, they are paid in full thru the end of the lease...one month deposit + last month's rent = paid in full thru September. 

Ha, a long time ago they invested this website called Google...

Ha!  

Lol I never thought of that, but it a little intimidation might be a good strategy ha ha.

(Ha).

Two things jump out at me about your post and I say this just as an old lady, ha ha, but I would not invest in more than a 4-unit with my first investment.

@Isaac Essex Ha - I wish this was all true but it isn’t - flat fee listing agreement just to get your property and MLS are OK if you’re a seasoned investor and have been through many closings and transactions before - if you think that all a real estate agent does is put the property in MLS and then show up at a closing and have the closing company do all the work, you’re sadly mistaken - Real estate agents meet inspectors at the property, contractors, negotiate on the interest of their parties behalf usually resulting in a higher price, explain and educate the buyer on the contracts and addendum’s that need to be included, deal with homeowners associations and condo associations, Coordinating with lenders, insurance companies, attorneys, arrange for your property to be shown to pre-qualified buyers waiting for a property to show up BEFORE your property hits MLS, dealing with the closing company to correct all their mistakes prior to closing, etc - I could go on - I hope new investors will read this and take note - it’s a learning process people - a good agent is worth their weight in gold until your a seasoned investor

As for now I have nothing but some paper, pens and Microsoft Word on my computer, ha.

So, I'm still gonna claim to be "right" - ha ha.