I had a tenant spill "kids paint", which is meant to easily clean out and I had to replace the carpet.

You can easily go above that as well.There are several posts on here about the "Golden number" which is where people get away from their w2.

Threads abound here on BP where newer landlords get caught up in the "he said, she said" of rents, appliances, special arrangements of existing tenants - problems all easily avoided with a signed estoppel agreement.

Rather than recreate the wheel I am looking for something that is easily maintained, has a good flow connecting all financial statements, user friendly and scalable as the company grows.

There have been stories where landlords have been killed by tenants, but the chance of it happening is extremely low, and they can just as easily kill you with a knife, bat, etc.

With high demand for housing out here, they can easily go broke paying application fee for 10 different places lets say.

If you stiff your landlord you'll lose your security deposit (at least a months rent), you will need at least 2 months rent to put down on your new place and it could easily cost you a couple of grand to move.

.- While one can do these real-estate business, keep continue your W2 Tech income so you could gain conventional loan easily.

However, it's easily mitigated with the use of kiosks and industry related property management software.To learn more, you can go here for a free 6 part Video course on how to invest in Self Storage:   www.SelfStorageInvesting.com/freecourseGood luck! 

If the stats aren't there or easily accessible, call the association.