Same goes for insurance.

In addition to other suggestions above, consider sign at property, posters on bulletin boards where your target tenants hang out.Before you market, figure out your application, policies and screening procedures.

Liability insurance is necessary whether you own something personally, or in an entity, and that's where your main liability protection really stems from.

My insurance company paid for everything. 

Post no-smoking signs on the premises to re-enforce your no-smoking policy.

Are you aware of our Pet Policies?

If the tenant gives you problems I would see about having a certified insured moving company come in and tell you if it is possible to move the furniture out through the normal door.

There’s a title company that works specifically to insure tax sale titles.

My day job is a commercial insurance wholesale broker specializing in hard to place real estate schedules. 

You might be able to get a cheaper loan than just FHA type loans (biggest impediment to FHA loan is that mortgage insurance never goes off).