If booking direct and he has no reviews I would have him sign a simple lease, do a BG check, and have a reasonable deposit.

Get it set up now and it will sit and can be used very quickly.

Out of curiosity, what is your plan to bring the occupancy up so drastically? 

Ours went up an average of 67%, although we appealed everything and got it knocked down to an average increase of only 39%. 

If I was going to improve on one thing, I could certainly tighten up my turnover process and make units ready to rent again a little faster or even advertise a little ahead of when they are ready.

The illegal process is to show up and chase him off the property, secure it again, and use methods to prevent entry again (dogs, security system, signs, armed person sleeping on the property, etc.).

If it's a single-member LLC, I set them up myself.

I’d recommend going where you have high earning potential and can reasonably afford to live.

This showed up in box2 of K1. 

No carpet, disposals, only put up curtain rods, hard flooring only, use durable materials, always have cabinet pulls