Quote from @Jonathan Bock: Probably a dealbreaker for a prospective buyer @Arron Paulino Has a local investor offered you a price to just exit ? 

If you live in Macomb County, you already know about as much as you need to know to pick good real estate locations.When buying a stock, the investor has no control over how well it does and we all pay the same price, so we look for stocks with hot growth prospects. 

The subject line says it all... for all you CRE agents out there, what have you done to prospect for new clients!?

The suburbs are good areas for prospecting too.

Maybe take extra steps like walking the prospect to their car and glancing into it, while that is not a 100% indication that they will be a good resident, it definitely helps.

@Caryn Seifert agree with @Jonathan Greene about $500 being too high.Perhaps give prospects a choice of higher Pet Fee or higher monthly Pet Rent?

I have prospective tenants who signed a lease on 31st of October and paid security deposit same day.

But other than telling a prospective tenant that "this is not the house for you if you have a problem with the security cameras", how have you handled the situation when they bring it up in regards to it being an "invasion of privacy"?

You should focus on duplexes in Huntsville for a house hack" - Jane in Montana;  great, except there are an incredibly few duplexes in Huntsville"Hazel Green is an easy commute from Huntsville and shouldn't affect your rental prospects" - Joe in Chicago. 

Not unlike bandit signs, personal property signs will direct interested buyers to your own contact information.However, in addition to providing prospective buyers with a way to contact you, personal property signs are blatant in their attempts to sell.