Hello,Have a more personal question.

I just talked with a Behr Rep and their new Dynasty line of exterior paint is expected to last 20 years, and that's in the desert..Personally after having been in the painting industry for over 40 years there is no paint that can be guaranteed to last 20 years. 

I'm assuming you met the contractor in person right? 

The plan was to do as much in-person networking as possible (via regional RE networking events).

They have in-person meetings, and they also have chats often by Zoom. https://www.ocreic.org/

She knows us so well that she will personally lend to me without any collateral.

Once a judge signs off on the judgement and the damages, you can hire an attorney to garnish wages or place a lien on any personal property of the tenant and/or co-signers.

Any recommendations from personal experience?

I don't ask for SSN and also personally have never provided/been pressured to provide them myself when I used to rent, and honestly don't want to open up liability for having to keep someone's SSN either.

I personally believe it's smart to get ahead of the curve of this trend before ADU's become more of the norm in AZ.