Maybe its the sense of security..

“Kim Lisa Taylor is a nationally recognized real estate securities attorney, speaker and author of the No. 1 Amazon best selling book “How to Legally Raise Private Money" and her newest publication, "How to Raise Capital for Real Estate Legally."

His family is a major player in the affordable housing market and new developments.

I got un-renewed by my old ins and rejected by almost all ins companies (except for some crazy ones quoting me 10k/year) on my primary house, which is far from any fire zone but I had 2 claims on my 2 rentals (I am a small player so under my name not LLC) in the past 3 years so I got fked. 

They clearly don't know the law and need to spend 45 days figuring out how to handle a security deposit.

But In combination with fences and automatic gates it makes for a pretty secure-feeling place.

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Then you invest that money in a super secure, no risk note with an operator who is already underwater on their original note.

Your options in this case are to:Decline their application.Accept them without references and take the risk, assuming everything else about them is stellar.Require a co-signer.Require an additional security deposit if that is allowed in your specific state.The option many landlords choose is No. 2: Accept them without references, asking for an additional security deposit.

Before the hurricane hit, I reminded the tenant to secure trampoline.