Make it your business practice to post the notice to pay or quit precisely on the day after the grace period ends, every time.

@Bob Asad I like the individual sub account method escrow account, but there are multiple different ways to hold security deposits and multiple laws in different states.

And agents are legally prohibited to engage after closing - at least per Wisconsin State law. 

I've been informed that completing the course alone may not be sufficient to pass the exam, so I’m seeking advice on how to prepare effectively once I complete it.Currently, my only other resources include a YouTube video, five practice exams, and a textbook.If you have any additional suggestions—whether online or in-person, paid or free—that could help me effectively prepare for the exam, I would greatly appreciate them.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

All well and good to dream big, but you need to understand the practicalities and probabilities of getting the deal to closing. 

also curious if its best practices when assuming a loan to forgo the escrow and just pay the taxes and ins out of pocket when needed....but perhaps that triggers something else? 

BPCON happens every October, this year is in Vegas Oct 5-7th good to get some practice in going to local networking events because BPCON is like drinking from a firehose, in the best way possible though!

Its simple in practice, however you need to make sure the numbers work.

Another common practice for nationally sparse datasets such as tax data is aggregation.