An LED lights up the room so much better and does not get dusty.No, the house does not have central air, but this is Ohio so A/C window units are commonly used for the couple months of the year they are needed.I just picked up 4 matching ceiling fans for $25 a fan on Facebook Marketplace. 

Ohh well, his security deposit will pay for coil cleaning.

For those landlords who take security deposits in City of Chicago, is a separate business bank account sufficient for the security deposit or do I still need to set up the special landlord account that requires all W-9 paperwork from tenants etc?

I have not had Voucher tenants before, I am thinking about asking double deposit as they are not making employment and salary criteria.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

How would you handle this in the security deposit?

Feel free to try out BiggerPocket's lender matching tool (in beta) to see what our investor concierge recommends for lenders in Jacksonville. 

Regardless of situation you should be aware of all lease terms of current tenants, security deposits, tenant contact info, pets, rental rates, etc. 

No need to get into a pissing match with her.

When we purchased this property, the seller requested a 3 weeks leaseback and we agreed to it with a 5k hold back for deposit.