Housing is a very important bill for many families to pay, but it still comes behind food.  

For example:- "1 time $129 non-refundable set up fee paid at lease signing"- "non-refundable pet fee of $200-500 per animal applies to all pets & must be paid prior to or when you pay your first month rent"- "$30/month required resident benefit package" Just my two cents.

I would then treat with enzyme (google enzyme for pet urine) usually available at local janitorial supplies.

If I were to buy anything once my reserves are where I want them, it would be gold to hedge against inflation, which we are already seeing in food.

Think of 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.

We charge one month rent and one month security deposit before move in (make sure payments have cleared before turning over keys)  One month security is max allowable by Delaware Landlord Tenant code.If they have a pet you can charge a pet deposit (again, by state code, DE you can charge up to 1 month rent)If separately metered utilities, make sure they've transferred them into their name by providing account numbers and also a copy of their renter insurance before move in.Good luck!

Just food for thought from a friend who owns a larger development company...

I paid that same day a manual payment through their portal system 1,028.11 (915.00 rent, 15 Utilities Setup, 30 Valet Trash, 5 pet control, 5 Packages, 25 monthly deposit, and 31.61 Pro-rated rent)  Click Pay... 

If oven, washer, dryer go out, I would pay them some money for during the week for food to eat out or laundromat, and then fix on the weekend.As you said you're in the learning phase.

Have your agent throw a broker open (possibly with food) to get agents through and get feedback.