As for your lease, I'd suggest using a good one that has been drafted and/or at least reviewed by an attorney in your state (since rental laws vary widely from state to state), as opposed to some 2-page generic one that you can get at Staples which will work right up until you have your first problem with a tenant or need to go through an eviction (hopefully never but it's best to plan for the worst). 

Go to Office Depot or Staples and get a pad of those green spreadsheets with about 10 columns, if they still make them.Then, for every business decision you make you need to do the math for different scenarios.You do the math to calculate your credit card interest every year.

Obviously you seem to have a smaller job here, but getting that additional coverage for yourself will not hurt you (for the security it provides in return) You are very correct to request proof from the handyman you hired, this should be a staple for any job.

Make sure you do your homework and understand exactly what you are getting, as well as the difference in these types of consumers, in order to maximize ROI.Buying Lead ListsLead lists have been a staple of the real estate industry for many years.

Had a postcard designed on Fiverr and thinking of printing myself or just going to Staples or somewhere. 

I have a fully stocked kitchen and provide basic staples like spices, olive oil and sugar.

There's one of the staple "creative" strategies that's been in use on SFR for years.

I was a guy who ripped up old, dusty carpet and pulled 2000+ staples out of original hardwood floors, snaked drains, cleaned up a gross house, painted the whole place myself, got my hands dirty, and needed some help.

Or just staple big piles of copies of everything the tenant signs.

@Lynn Staples, it entirely depends on your work ethic and operating systems.