I have on many occasions taken money out of the standard security deposit for pet damages (the pet deposit does NOT cover damages, just accounts for pet wear and tear). 

On a few occasions, the seller wanted proof that I actually had the funds, so my bank provided an additional letter. 

I doubt any cash was involved and was used only by family on occasion.  

HelloI am not a building science expert but I sparingly use my air-conditioner during summer on most occasions a fan best works for me.But since fan doesn't get rid of the humidity from air inside home,would it impact the durability of the building inside or negatively impact in any other way?

@Jack B.I can only speak for Ohio, but I've been in touch with Fair Housing on numerous occasions and have been told that an ESA or SA is treated the same when screening tenants.

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On rare occasion the person trying to strike a deal with me, actually seemed to be paying close attention to me, and adjusting their approach in accordance with what I say, or ow I act, and so forth.But all in all, I learned to see right through every solicitors exact strategy pretty quickly. 

Hey all, New to BP, love the money show and will listen to the REI one on occasion too.My wife and I have just paid off our New primary Residence (In cash) and are fixing up our first home for sale.As we are 31 with a paid off home that is big enough to support us long term so with that firm footing we are going to start investing in real estate to supplement and eventually replace our incomes and the way will do it is thus;-Save a 20% deposit- roughly 80k (the cost of housing here is high but the maths works well enough)-use all tenant income and a good chunk of our working income towards paying down the mortgage aggressively.

I wanted a vacation rental and a place that we could escape to on occasion.

You may not have enough in the budget to pay for a full time maintenance guy and a PM company can actually save you money by handling building management and keeping full time employees off of your payroll.There are some complications with bigger buildings like massive, complex boiler systems and elevators on occasion but, the analysis and operations are similar.