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24 January 2018 | 6 replies
For example house rent is $1100 but security deposit is $875.
6 March 2018 | 4 replies
In Oklahoma county and others you must have cash in hand or pre deposited with county in order to purchase.
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1 March 2018 | 4 replies
I'm pretty lenient on security/pet deposits as long as everything is physically in order and they are able to find replacement tenants but my questions are as follows:1.
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23 March 2018 | 4 replies
If I can't find a buyer, how do I go about cancelling the contract and collecting the earnest money deposit back?
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18 January 2012 | 8 replies
Give your tenant a prefilled out deposit slip, with everything except the amount being deposited (if late).
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24 November 2022 | 5 replies
I did not do my research on him and find myself with a demo'd kitchen and bathroom and no contractor, as well as -$3,500 that I stupidly gave him as a deposit.
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20 November 2022 | 12 replies
Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.
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9 January 2023 | 12 replies
Settle up any deposits and rent payment timing issues13.
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10 January 2023 | 4 replies
How long do you have to gather the deposit needed (I'm assuming it's somewhere in the neighborhood of 1%)?