You just have to document each item with the amount withheld and do that very soon (ie within a week) after the person moves out.

You can get a zero clearance F/P, box it in, use Z/C chimney pipe, at a box store for under a grand, larger door could get around $500, deck could be a grand and landscaping a few hundred, or go more with a larger deck.

I use coupons on every single purchase I make from Lowe's not including when an item is exempt from the coupon. 

These programs are sold at any office supply store and work well for databases under 50,000 names.

The places with those items rent way more than those that don't.

Are there any repair items that need to be taken care of on the first property?

You simply call up your favorite hard money lender and send them a few items and the project is funded.Crowdfunding should be a source of capital for parts of the space that would not be available absent the site.  

To get on with my point, today I was researching some things and ran across a few items (amendments) on the ballot next month that are directly related to real estate investing in Louisiana, state wide.  

Personally, I use energy and eat so the inflation I experience at the gas station and the grocery store is much higher than the “official” number.

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