.: Application/Screen every tenantIMO I wouldn't allow pets since it wasn't leased with petsOtherwise a non refundable pet feeI would charge at minimum 350 upfront per pet or not allow them at allThe Realtor who sold me the property and helps me find tenants, suggested $500 nonrefundable deposit for 2 cats and $25 a month each.  

Any contract or suggestion they give seems overpriced, whereas contracts/work I've found seems to be much more reasonable. 

Met wit the seller many times and made an offer.

I would also ask them about cash for keys since I would initially offer the tenant this. 

Does anyone have experience with banks that offer these without fees? 

If you know of any specific groups or events that might be helpful, I’d love to hear your suggestions.

We have restricted cities in my market that are loosely enforced, but I would highly suggest not going into an investment "hoping to not be caught". 

Do you utilize and software to generate the offers quicker, or any AI tools?  

Of course, if we have another available unit that's similar to the one they were looking at, I'll pivot to that and offer to move their current application over to that unit as long as they would still qualify under whatever the new unit's rent is. 

Thanks for everyone’s suggestions I guess I am a bit ahead of the times.