New tenant| Mid Month| Prorate rent?

[Luke H.]

Team,
I was just curious what you do in this case.  I plan to show my property this weekend. Hope to have a tenant ready to move in.

Since it is mid/late in the month what are options/ideas/best practices for this?
Do not 'hold' the house unless they give a non-refundable holding deposit?
Prorate the rent for what's left of month?
Require pro-rated rent and next month's rent, plus security deposit?

Thanks for your help!