If the tenant qualifies, they get an electronic lease immediately, pay the security deposit and I cancel the rest of the appointmentsProcess I'm considering tryingList apartment on Wednesday Have all potential tenants show up at the same time for an open house style of viewingHave all interested tenants fill out a free application with income info and other basic questionsPick best from the list and send them a paid background checkIf tenant passes then send them a lease, if not, inform them and move on to the next bestAny input on these two strategies? 

Not sure about Alabama, but in Texas the only reimbursable expenses are for safety, security, and preservation of the property. 

If the damage is in excess of the $400 I will withhold from the security deposit.I have carpets in the upstairs portion of the house and the dogs and cats are likely to damage those.Her lease only expires next year.

Send me a private message and I'll shoot you his number.

I've secured funding for single family investments, but have yet to pull the trigger.

It's already the 4th geekiest city in the country with all of the smart people working for NASA & the private sector engineers servicing NASA. 

I had a private nurse buyer earlier this year, she had 9 employers in 2 years, it was not pretty getting all those VOEs (verification of employment) but we do what we have to do to close the deal.I am federally charted and I close in all 50 states, please message me if you need more infoCheers 

In addition, you should explore other investment options that are good and common for self-directed investing such as private lending, investing into syndication, note funds and private placements. 

You could consider posting a sign that says "Private Driveway - no access for 123 Main St".

There is a lot of hard work involved in building up assets and cash wealth plus also great credit that can be used to position you to be able to make investments with OPM (other people's money) i,e. banks, and other lenders like private and hard money lenders.