Then they would take the dryer back to the store and sell them a gas dryer I can’t see how this happens other than you trying to rent out a property with no dryer installed?

For example, my appliance store gives me a 10% discount, so I charge a 5% markup to my owners to make a little money and the owner still saves 5% from retail. 

You don't have to go to the store. 

Selling to the wrong buyer can become more expensive than carrying the home for slightly longer.I will buy my bath/kitchen fixtures at a plumbing supply house and not a big box store.

However the thermostat is mounted  to the wall a few feet from the front door in a highly accessed retail store where the door is constantly opened.

Use an app like DealMachine or Propstream.

I would venture to say very few landlords correctly hold their deposits based on local landlord/tenant law but as long as the money doesn't walk away and is not wrongly withheld from tenants its highly unlikely wrongfully storing the funds will become problematic.

I did try to set up a property management software for collections but as I live in a rural area received a TON of pushback from my tenants about sending money over an App they were not familiar with.

We have a VA so she does all the tagging and I ask her to export it from Baselane, into excel, then I review it and give comments.Going Digital: Scanning and storing my receipts in real time saves me from searching for that one $17 plumbing supply receipt.

Karl's Mortgage Calculator - This is a downloadable app for your phone.