It would be cleaner to get a new lease with new deposits.I would write the check in both their names.

I ended up selling vacuum cleaners for a while just to make ends meet.

Should we bring in carpet cleaners and deduct that from the deposit if the place is in a condition bad that what it was when she rented mainly because she has 2 dogs.

Property management companies usually have a team that has a handy man, maintenance workers, cleaners, leasing staff and other workers.

Spray them thoroughly with Awesome Orange cleaner/degreaser (this is an amazing, low-odor cleaner you can buy at Dollar Tree).

Better, when the city removed the tree from the street, the city street cleaners left the remainder of the tree in my yard.

Even though I am NMLS licensed I find the JV route much cleaner and I don't have to answer to NMLS and the mortgage call reports etc.

As Bourdain points out, until there is the infrastructure to support the people who will live in these fixer uppers, grocery stores, gas stations, dry cleaners, etc, its really not worth rehabbing them for your own retirement.

If not, anyone know a cleaner data source I could tap into for this kind of research?

If it is rigid ductwork, perhaps that coating that duct cleaners sell will suffice.