@Patricia SteinerThanks for the response. 

You should have a clause in your lease agreement or an addendum detailing their responsibilities along with penalties for violations.At Keyrenter North Jersey Property Management, there are a couple things we always go back to when making these decisions:- How can we provide the best value/service to clients and tenants?

Hearing your story It is definitely worth to risk some cash for a much greater return in the future.Thanks for giving this insightful response. 

Most of the time the tenants are responsible for the deposit.

(Okay, I’ll back off on the family and friends.)When I dedicate 45 minutes giving thoughtful advice in response to a DM, and the person doesn’t even respond with a thank you, they should owe me $125.

Most spend too much of their time and resources on the set up and completely ignore the day to day responsibilities and/or cut corners and costs where greater attention and resources should be spent.  

Greatly appreciate each and every one of your responses.

Much better you place the burden on the seller than accept the responsibility.

The manual entry of numbers has moved to an automated model with accurate ARV, Cap Rates, etc.  

Based on those numbers, yes CoC return is "accurate" but I wouldn't say it's "reasonable"...in fact, it seems VERY high.