The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

Smart cameras like **Ring** or **Arlo** can be a good option, and you can hide the recording box in a locked area for added security.

Your property listing can also be a great way to lay out qualifying criteria (i.e credit score minimum, and require a co-signer if lower).After conducting due diligence into a particular tenants situation, and you decided to proceed with an application approval, you could require a higher security deposit. 

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Once you're more secure, it’ll be easier to plan for growing that portfolio.

Quote from @Jason Taken: did you actually have a secured lien?

I use the virtual accounts for security deposits, reserves, etc.

I think a bit more info is needed to fully understand but it sounds like this is your first deal, & I would first start off by finding the deals & then securing the PM company.

The goal for our work is to get your rental set up on a platform, vet your first tenant and then get the tenant secured before you are independent.

Quote from @Sonja Revells: @Chris Seveney primarily Padsplits  I would speak to a few lenders first before going through all these hoops, as I started to do this then when talking to banks they were basically telling me either get a secured mortgage as they will not lend to a real estate company on unsecured credit/debt.