Of course that's more of a privacy concern than a video doorbell so I would have to thoroughly plan out safety precautions & demonstrate its effectiveness before even proposing it as a possibility.

These people have demonstrated by their actions that you are in for a ride.

A few years ago I was captivated by an individual that demonstrated a strong understanding of real estate and had social proof from his vast network of other real estate professionals.

The "great recession" anecdotes are over-played and demonstrate calcification of fear that has poisoned your ability to correctly assess and asset.Your definition of risk is different, but you add risk (and substantial lost opportunity) by burying all of that cash into the ground.Leverage is the great equalizer, and perhaps that is part of the reason the Thurstons and Loveys are so put off by our advocacy of it. 

. $600 - $1,000 a month is enough for most of my renters yet the feds are handing out up to $5,000 per person in one month with no demonstration of need.This would have reduced the administrative burden and the amount of tax-payer money handed out.

Write a letter to the escrow agent pointing clearly to the contractual provision you are invoking for the contract termination and set forth the timeline in your letter to demonstrate that you timely invoked the provision. 

If someone wants to sign a lease but doesn't have the move in funds, this is a red flag right from the get go as it demonstrates they have weak financial planning.

Raising their rent $300/year and losing them costs $800 and demonstrates that the owner doesn't comprehend the actual purpose of their business: to make money.

However, if the lawful owner has indeed abandoned the property, or if an investor can demonstrate to a court that "any reasonable person" would conclude the property is abandoned and that the investor is in fact in possession of the property and took possession without unlawfully breaking and entering, then it is indeed possible to rent a property that the investor has no actual title to, nor color of title to. 

Demonstration that the tenant is a responsible pet owner and requirements to make sure the animals are well cared for!