The listings are dry right now.

While the tenant was leaving, I guess they were in a rush so the furniture put holes in the dry wall, broke a ceiling fan, broken doorknobs, and damaged the siding of the house and gutters.

Buy somewhere where you can long-term rent if you short term dries up. 

Plus the tenants end up getting pissed at you because they are often getting billed well in excess of their usage with no rhyme or reason.  

I'd be on the lookout for good deals, the opportunity to lend or to simply keep your powder dry.   

Such as: You are behind in your rent in excess of your security deposit.  

From 2009 onward, the housing prices were driven by income growth as well as historically low interest rates and massive money printing, but not by new loan options as lending became much more restricted after the Dodd Frank Act of 2010.In 2020 massive changes took place that fueled housing price growth yet again: the supply was restricted as sellers became less comfortable going through traditional selling process and material and labor availability dried up, and the demand increased due to massive stimulus programs, M2 money creation and another drop in the interest rates.

They had to use about 10 blower machines over the next few days to dry the unit out.

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or to refund to the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account that is specifically designated for future investments.

Federal is cut and dry.