@Henry T.

I think getting in a habit of keeping deposits sets you up for stress in the future. 

K&T that old is frankly just dangerous....a fire or ?

That sounds stressful.

I just wanted my $$ back, but now Im genuinely stressed here.

Only you can determine what level of stress, leverage, and struggle is the right amount. 

@Blaison Samuel No, but a simple Google search reveals someone who has bought a ton of domains, all with the keywords "J T Foxx complaints and J T Foxx lawsuits" ......possibly an attempt to bury any criticism of the fact that there was a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment of a minor, or comlpaints of him charging up to $60,000 for whatever it is he does.http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/08/24/LA62361Does that help?

I would not add solar panels to a rental property, especially if the tenant is paying for the utilities.The value of the home will not go up in pro-ration t o the price you paid for the solar panels.I.E. if you pay $20,000 for solar panels, the value of the home will not go up by atleast $20,000.best of luck.

I would work with the family, they are already undergoing a very stressful time, why add to it when it is not necessary?

After 4 years we have made ZERO percent ROI, this has been a half-time extremely stressful job for us, even with a property manager, with constant repairs and bad tenants.