They didn’t completely destroy the house, I did keep most of their security deposit and used it for the repairs, along with some of our own cash.

If you see work crews reaching out, ask the person in charge of securing housing where they go looking.

Yes we ask towards the top of the market, but I anticipate my holding times (which are in line as the short supply in my area is able to work for me) and build that in. 

Do you currently have enough funds to pay first month’s rent and a security deposit?

Finally, The rent control discourages further development, limiting supply which results in higher rents.So rents go up, but the rent control advocates are too uneducated on the economics of the rent control policy to see their role in the rent increase.Another consequence of rent control is no value in keeping the property as nice.

I dont allow tenants to move in without first month rent and security deposit paid by cashier check .

It's simply factual:  you violated the lease by smoking, stop it, remove the resulting odor and that a repeat action could result in eviction and loss of security deposit.  

For any of these real estate funds that have guaranteed rates of returns for set periods I would want to understand how my investment is secured.

They have a group of funding sources that will compete against each other, this helps keep the final interest rate within reason, and offer a partial refund if they are unable to secure financing. 

We have a VA so she does all the tagging and I ask her to export it from Baselane, into excel, then I review it and give comments.Going Digital: Scanning and storing my receipts in real time saves me from searching for that one $17 plumbing supply receipt.