We made an aggressive offer and secured the land.

I think in might add more job security and bring more people to that location but again, those are not the hi-paying jobs like it would be the case of amazon HQ2. 

I've had many LTR's where after a year I have to repaint the entire home, replace appliances and do other repairs that easily exceed the security deposit. 

But after this incident we informed the tenant the dog had to be secured at all times. 

I figured I would appear as a low risk to a lender, but I've been shocked by crazy stuff before, so part of me was concerned.After doing some more research, it looks like I need to look into a "secured loan". 

ie. paperwork, loan documents, securities, or other agreements. 

The most important thing has always been security for my Wife and daughter.

Also, have you decided on what method you will be using to invest in properties. 

Hey BP, I’m going to use the BRRRR method to buy a multi family property.

I was originally planning to fix and flip until I got to listening to Brandon Turner, now i'm considering the BURRR method OR pulling a equity line of credit.