I would avoid the head ache and give the deposit back. 

I would walk in and talk with them in person and get them to put it in writing..lots of heart ache going on right now with those that thought they were going to get Air Bnb only to have the cities come down on them like a ton of bricks.. :)I have a client from the bay area who is buying one in Charelston that has that overlay.. its clear right in the zoing code and the duplex will sell north of 800k because of the income potential.

Than if you like the idea of investing I would give it a shot, if you don't like the Idea of investing right now in your life than you just saved yourself a lot of heart ache.

I agree 100% with the astute investor from Lima/Chandler, Ohio/Arizona/Russia ... this advice will likely cost you extra $$ in short term CapEx savings but save you $$$$ in long term head and heart ache from under funding reserves.

This software has some hidden fees in ACH transfers, which are charged to the property manager for every ACH transfer a total of $.50 and could be more depending on the days it takes to transfer.

Try muscling in on the local carpentry scene in a country where you don't look like the locals.  

The longer you wait, the more likely you're going to give in to repairing it yourself, and unless you get real legal review of your contract, and situation, then you're going to lead to heart ache later.

I wish the transfer of $ was a little quicker but I understand that is a limitation of a ACH debit. 

Does anyone know of a similar service to accept cash or something other than ACH or eChecks for smaller fries like me?  

What I found to be extremely helpful is giving the tenant an incentive or a discount if they do automated ACH bank transfers initiated on the 1st every month.