Landlord tenant law and fair housing is enough to get most new investors to think twice...plus unless you have access to PM tools like screening services, MLS and other rental marketing sites, vetted leases, vendors to handle repairs...you should let a professional handle it.  

I’ve been told by a tenant that everyone uses the water hose to fill up portable pools,wash their vehicles,spray the sidewalk and driveway.When my lease clearly states NO CAR WASHING on property.

Use economical fixtures and appliances.Keep the leasing office clean and not looking cluttered. 

Our moving date would be very soon, our lease ends in October so we are trying to look on the MLS and see what is on the market!   

We are going to be talking about buy and hold strategies to maximize profits by using lease options.

So, we allowed them to break their lease and move out.

This way is more negotiable.The owner could do a "subject to" or a "lease option" that will help you both. 

B&H will always be my bread and butter or meat and potatoes if you will, but as long as the geese keep laying those golden eggs and my loans keep dropping like flies I can branch out to steeply discounted cash buys I lease option to handy people that improve my properties for me at insane returns. 

Review their lease agreement and addendums.

Very few of my tenants work at Cummins - I think this stems from most Cummins employees leasing apartments from the huge complexes in town.