Communicating timelines and expectations upfront can help prevent losing good prospects to other properties.I'd say it's a potential red flag if they want to sign the lease without viewing it.

I don't expect to know everything by then, but I hope to develop a basic strategy that prevents me from making the most common and costly mistakes that a newbie can make.

@Mark Ainley sent out an email in regards to these fraudulent tenant apps recently and they also have some great strategies they use to prevent it. 

This eliminates the need for a key and it prevents a tenant from ever locking themselves out.

In 2021 there were two competing ballot measures that the citizens of Denver voted on - one measure from open-space advocates that would continue to prevent WIP from developing this parcel, the second measure sponsored by the WIP themselves that would exempt the property from the current zoning restrictions. 

In neighborhood it is very important to present your self to the home owner next to you, this helps a lot to prevent misunderstandings. also this shows your professionalism.

And "big Government" doing extensive PREVENTATIVE proactive actions. 

This is to prevent actual spammers from blasting our PM system.I've lifted your ban.

This would also prevent me from using the HELOC for a different type of investment like BRRRR or fix and flip.

We routinely turn off boilers during the summer to prevent them from running to keep up to temp all the time during the warm months.