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Security Deposit Amounts? Last Month's Rent?
I'm getting ready to rent my first unit in the duplex I just bought. I can't decide what to charge for the security deposit and whether or not to ask for the last month's rent up front. I don't want to scare people away with too much up front cost, but I also want to protect myself.
On the high end, I'd charge first and last month's rent up front and 1.5X rent for security deposit. What do you think?
Much appreciated!