Before he moved in I told him to call the utility company and register it under the meter # to the house he will be renting.

In the beginning of 2025 I will have about $100k (hopefully more) in fully vested stocks for the company I work for.

My understanding is that so long as they confirm that they're moved out and give me the keys, I'm well within my rights to just have a junk remover / trash company take whatever was not there to begin with, and deduct that from the security deposit?

I have one client who buys new and gets the 5 year warranty on all appliances and tapes it on there so if there is ever a problem the tenant calls the warranty company. 

I own the LLC and he owns his GC company.

My friends company specializes in developing mobile home parks

In my case, when I buy fbo my company, I routinely make offers that are not contingent on financing.

I would put in writing a request for all communication from the property manager including the caseworker name for the tenant and name and phone number of your tenant (if you don't have) and start contacting them directly to find out what's going on if your PM company isn't being responsive.Good luck.

I've never had an appraiser who seemed bothered by the fact that stuck around during the walk-through (most of them are talkers and like the company) and never had an appraiser who didn't want my extra information (again, most of them were very appreciative of anything I had).

While I understand leveraging debt could yield higher returns over time, for these initial transactions, I prefer the security of buying outright.