I want and will be in compliance to the fullest extent of the law, but to be truthfully honest, I dont want to go any further for this particular renter than what I am legally supposed to do and I want to be ready if the late night plumbing call comes and I am on vacation.

Do not go to a foundation company to give you an initial estimate as they may very well tell you that you need to do way more than is necessary.

Your situation depends on your involvement, your entity selection, and lots of other factors that preclude an informed opinion.3) You didn't ask, but I offer that you should not take or act on any legal, regulatory, or financial advice on a free forum and always seek a professional opinion or two.  

In NC, you need to have a certified check for 5% of bid at the initial auction (courthouse steps) and to outbid others during the outbid window (10 days).

ALL of my initial cash has been pulled out all of my purchase AND as you can imagine they cash flow very well... 

Question - Do I legally have to allow this pet? 

At the very least your insurance company could help with legal council if an issue were to arise.

While initial purchase price will always look higher, comparing a Mac to a Chromebook's an apples to oranges comparison (no pun intended). iPads are closer to Chromebooks and even that's hard to compare since a Chromebook with similar capability to an iPad is a $1k Google device not the the $400 device sold at Best Buy based off 5 year old chipsets. 

Initial Escrow Payment at Closing $188Homeowner's Insurance Mortgage $70 Insurance Property Taxes. $118G.

I worked for a smaller brokerage initially but moved to Keller when I wanted to go full time.