If you want to go further, you can use a service like Safely or AutoHost to run background checks.For payments, I’d recommend using a platform like Stripe or Square—they’re secure and easy to set up.

Keep your automobiles safe..

You’ve got time, a clear goal, and the drive to make it happen.

Plenty of opportunity within driving distance. 

Quote from @Omar Samaniego: Quote from @Gannon Van Dyke: I started using RentRedi this year and found it super helpful after transitioning from spreadsheets and Google drive docs and using docusign for leasing re-ups.

Though, it is always better to be "safe than sorry".

It's a very lucrative business to start a website and drive traffic to then turn around and sell the leads to realtors or lenders.

You can throw that $550k into an annuity (or similar) and get a decent (and very safe) return.

Driving around the neighborhood over time, I saw the same van at a few other houses.

You could also try looking up money judgements filed against local businesses at the magistrate level and target them with direct mail or driving for dollars.