Florida scares me with insurance issues and constant threat of hurricane damage.

what is damage protection insurance? 

You will lose money by the time you pay for evicting them and the damage they cause.

most contracts your 5k is your liquidated damages in most contracts. .. so snag that fire the agent and find another buyer if 13k is that important to you.. for sure not worth hiring an attorney for. 

. --- We haven't seen a S8 inspection report in over a decade that required a tenant to fix damages they obviously caused.

They also chose to use roku tvs without a physical on button. just terrible, terrible build quality. bought 4 and 2 are already damaged after a year.

He doesn't have to worry about a rough needing replaced or a tenant causing $20k in damages after one year living in property.  

The customer signs our contract , we get 1 /3 down .Now people tend to thing thats for materials , thats partially right , First it secures you a time frame , if you cancel we keep the deposit as liquidated damages .

It will damage the firebox and the chimney as it burns hot and fast.  

@Venecia BaezRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?