My standard operating procedure is to just ask for the prorated amount along with the deposits within 48 hours of the lease being signed.

A broker can only manage 6 (yes 6) units before having to go through an entirely separate licensing procedure to register a property management company.This means that if you plan on managing 7 or more units, you need to convince a broker to open a newly licensed entity with a separate trust account from their normal operations.So there are really only two paths that you should consider.  1) Getting your own broker's license so you can control the administrative load 2) Affiliating with a brokerage with an existing property management division.In Cache Valley, the brokerages that I'm aware of that have property management are:--Achievement Realty--Century 21 / Preferred Property Management--Coldwell Banker / Catalyst Property Management--Connect / Reeder Property Management--Dwell / Reside--Equity Real Estate / Equity Property ManagementThere are smaller shops which only have a few doors or are management pure-plays, but these are the more established ones up here.I'd talk to all of them before taking on more than a handful of clients.

And we had a plan to move out if they could not get back on track, but luckily they did...Prepare for the worst --a move out date and procedure or even eviction-- but hope for the best--the call she got a job next week and rent will be on time or a couple of days late, with the late fee of course!

@Susan Owen Standard Operating Procedure

My last one was 2014 and then the doc said "we found a polyp you should have a procedure every 2 yrs."

Some jurisdictions have procedures for "adverse possession" where you take possession of the property and pay taxes for a certain number of years, then you can go into court and establish your ownership.

He also already has all procedures in place for landlording.The analysis below is with $300 per door purchasing at the assessment price of 260,000.

We have built the processes and procedures, grounded in hard-learned lessons, to quickly turn a newly acquired property into a revenue-generating asset. 

What's the recommended procedure from here in regard to renewing his lease or letting it go month-to-month.

@Michelle Cohen Suggest you try to have a VERY open conversation with Mary about their overall business systems and procedures.