Say I went with that one though and secured it all cash.

Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

This is very important on the back end if you have to impose claims against the security deposit (at least in Florida).4) Read your management agreement thoroughly and know the cancelation policy. 

You said they are "from California" but now you are saying they don't have a social security number?

Also collect at least 1 months rent for the security deposit. 

The Father applicant responded by offering 6 months of rent upfront (even the entire year) and is willing to provide 3 months rent of refundable security deposit for the additional dog risk.

I was wondering about securing a DSCR loan for the investment property.

It has been over a year since we stopped working with your company and I still haven’t received my tenants security deposits.

I have done many deals where I was nervous and anxious and questioning myself, but after a while you work through it and do it anyway ... but smartly.The first thing you should do, if you haven't already, is take a good look at your current situation (income, expenses, job security, etc) and project into the future of what you want your life to look like and then work backwards filling in the gaps.

We kept the security deposit of $4100.