Sometimes you are tempted to adjust numbers to make the deal a deal, but you're just setting yourself up for failure.

Are some experienced investors reading this and predicting failure due to an unexpected maintenance issue, or failure to manage my manager?

Failure to follow these rules can result in double or treble damages in some areas.  

Here is a good summary of PA security deposit rules:https://www.thebalance.com/pennsylvania-security-d...Failure to return the deposit within the thirty days in PA is penalized by doubling the deposit.

While extreme and a worst case scenario of Turnkey / OOS investing,  I think it illustrates what can go wrong with any investment that someone leaves fully in the hands of others who would determine your failure or success.   

Then rinse and repeat until my goal is met..Failures aren't failures but lessons if you choose to keep going..

Until then they would continue to owe rent on the place and failure to pay will result in an eviction which will remain on their credit history for an extensive period of time.In the future it may be useful to include (if allowed in your state) an Early Termination Clause in your lease. 

If it is the second then, I personally would let the client know that we are not a great fit and it's best if they find an agent more in line with their thought process.Showing a client 20 properties outside of their price range is just setting things up for failure.

You can not control every step a tenant takes, however, your bestvstrategy is to protect yourself by plugging in verbiage into your lease agreement that states that tenant is required to use the vent hood when cooking and failure to do so which causes damage such as smell in drywall, discooratiins, etc will result in thetenants security deposit being forefieted.

We both are dedicated to building wealth and firmly believe that relying on a job for long term financial security is setting yourself for failure.