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Do you ask for 1st and Last or just deposit?
Looking in our local newspaper at the house rental ads I notice most say the rent amount + deposit. Do any of you require first, last AND deposit. Or just first months rent + deposit? I was telling my husband that asking first, last, plus a deposit may shrink the potential renter pool considerably because of the cost they would need to have up front. He feels that having that last months rent would be better. That way if a tenant moved out without any notice we'd at least have their last months rent. What do you all think?