Likely your tenant is already aware of this, but I understand its a sensitive topic and a big jump as well - if they've been a good tenant so far, it could be worth it to have a convo of raising the rent but giving a discount for them taking care of XYZ on your property/ies. 

However, we also learned that even in high-demand areas, careful buyer vetting is key to ensure smooth closings on fast flips.

You always have to be careful when doing business with family.

Corporate formalities are taken care of and minimal as a single member LLC.

It can also work if you're planning to do an option, assignment, or double closing, because you're not taking on the risk of holding the property for an extended period, but if things continue slowing down (thank you, high interest rates), you'll want to be very careful about how much you're offering, especially if you stick to the straight flipping model, where you take title to the property and don't make any improvements to force appreciation.

Lawn: if it's in a HOA and you care about maintaining the look of the exterior, owner should take care of lawn.

If you solve his problem, chances are he won't care that you solve yours at the same time.

In today's day and age of social media, the Internet and super catchy reels and videos, attracting your attention to higher returns, promising life changing strategies and tips on how to quit your 9 to 5 job; A lot of people really neglect what real Real Estate investing is all about. 

Potential residents can tell if the owner/operator authentically cares about providing that A+ experience, and they will vote with their wallet regarding where they stay.So going back to my original sentence, here is where my grace runs out.

I feel the deposit is a good thing because it incentives the tenant to take care of the property.