Legally how do I protect myself as much as possible, I know sometimes as a student some student party or damage or crime or etc happens at the property. 3.

Obviously it is too late for the current water leak but hoping to limit damage if something like this were to occur again. 

There are plenty of pests if not dealt with properly can cause more damage than you will ever want to deal with and make the cost of hiring someone seem like peanuts.

Damage?

But, it's a good thing I am a "nerd", because my interest in machines and buttons, and what makes things tick saved me thousands of dollars in the long run)This business is a business of people management, evictions, damages, court scenes, proving you are right in court, and having the proof and evidence to back up what you say.With that in mind, and me being my own attorney in court, I found the following useful "Technology" that enabled me to never lose a case in my 13 years as a landlord.The following is what Technology did for me, that helped me in all phases of this business.QuickBooks:  Kept track of all my tenantsKept track of all RepairsWhat tenants owedHow much each tenant paid in Security DepositsWhen I purchased a rentalHow much it costHow many square feetWhen I sold itFor how muchProfit and Loss Report to see where I stood financiallyHow much money I owed to my VendorsAnd everything I wanted to know about my tenantsNextI had Vonage Phone (An internet phone) that did the followingActed as an Answering ServiceKept track of the date and time the call came inCould view the call in audio and in written form on my computerCould print out the message and take it to court with meKept track of the date and time I called someone Allowing me to print this out as well if I needed it for courtNextStamps.comThis kept track of every piece of mail I mailed outThe day and timeThe person I sent it tooAllowed me to print out a report if I had to take it to court for evidence; And it served as a proof of sendingNextPrinterComputer/laptop (in my case if it had keys or a laser pen, I had it. 

I’m not looking for warnings of renting to students, I’ve dealt with the damage and have filled a dumpster with their trash.

There's a tarp on a spot on the roof and minor water damage to the drywall inside.

As a general contractor, we typically see our roofing repair and water damage/leak business triple during the summer months and monsoon season.

My partner and I have a commercial deal that we would like to either flat out sell the contract and buyer use the seller financing thats available and we collect our assignment fee that we negotiate.... or perhaps we get creative and do a double close..like this: we 1st close with seller using buyer funds (40k) to create a note with seller and when we second close with end buyer - we create a new note thereby creating a "spread" allowing us to make a monthly income between the (2) notes...Let me explain and please give me your input.Here are the details:Commercial building zoned BL - has fire damage would need to be partially rehabbed as a result.

Anybody can claim to have a "therapy pet" and there's nothing you can do about it, even if it's damaging your property.