Rarely do I just charge one months rent as a deposit.I base this on background check and credit score.I have found that if the deposit is more than one months rent that more tenants will actually pay the last months rent, clean the house and turn over the keys with the house in rent-able condition.If the rent equals one months rent then they will sometimes not pay the last months rent and tell you to keep the deposit to cover the last months rent.

Also thinking to have it property managed by Vacasa, which takes a moderate commission, but could be worth it since they handle everything from reservations, guest support, cleaning, and everything in-between.Would love to hear your thoughts and experience on this strategy!

For some type of clean up and repair of broken plumbing or similar when it is somewhat unknown what the scope of repair is, then by the hour.As far as invoicing, an accurate description of the repair and a separation of materials and labor costs would probably meet most people's expectations.

As I was both doing the work and showing the place, many times I had to stop working to clean up and get ready for showings.

I would have to clean my clubs.

I have a crew that works tightly together for all of our demo and clean outs in columbus.  

Our tenants are supposed to keep gutters clean too but I've never had them do it.

They left and our PM had to clean up the trash and debris they left behind, not to mention the cockroaches we had to get rid of. 

You can't sit around and worry about hypotheticals; instead, rent to tenants with good income, good credit and a clean criminal record. 

If I can fix distressed properties, add some rentals, and clean up the neighborhood maybe it gets me to early retirement.