Invest in a security camera—we had a break-in where someone lived in the house for days and stole appliances, which insurance didn’t cover.

There is also the lending field which is quite lucrative if your more into financecommercial real estate if some day you want to be doing bigger deals and making 6 figure commissions checks.. etc etc.to try to start your business as a flipper or wholesaler is tough and it has a 95% failure rate being that it appeals to the mass's of which many frankly don't have the skills to succeed or the financing behind them.OR converselyMake money at your chosen profession save and buy and hold.. buy the best you can hold for long term.. same with buying securities .

Congrats on securing a good job!

That would allow you to dock their security deposit more than just for the prorated rent for those few days.

Something almost always comes up and that helps you be realistic when evaluating deals, securing financing, etc. 

Some impressive features including extensive listing/syndication and state specific guidance provided such as max security deposit.RentRedi is a flat fee for the most part and has some cool features like pre-qualification and integration with QuickBooks.

Being in control of the contract, understanding the market you're buying in, and securing the right  price are the foundations of a solid deal.

From my point of view for event guest screening and security deposits, Superhog is reliable and integrates well for STRs and events, but you might need to adjust its setup for your use case.

If you can secure a decent discount then you could hit .9-1%.

@Tanner Lewis, is right, if you want to consolidate all of that debt into one loan then place all the debt so it is secured by the property, sell the property and 1031 into another property with one loan.