This whole BS of buyers agent's COMPLETELY misses that 1 key point, buyers agent's are not exact match "gun slingers" to the listing agent's sometimes.

I did receive another few deposits of about $6K dividend. 

Closing assurance, putting in the best bid, and making hard money deposits are all good strategies.

The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

So make sure your GC understands there will not be a 50% deposit etc - it would be more like a commercial construction type where you pay for portions of work when complete

Either the culture just didn’t match or it just didn’t feel right.

The boyfriend has since advised me he is no longer at the home and wishes to have "his" security deposit returned to him.

The more iffy we are, the more deposit we want.  

In small college town with high rental demandAsk price 745kGross rent: 9750/mth 177k/yr     (differed maint properties with potential 200/mth per unit increase once renovated) estimated reno (190k across portfolio)NOI: 91,475/yr   (12.6 CAP)    (includes tax, ins, listed maint for past yr)     After reno NOI 127,475/yr   (14.6 CAP) Deal info:    - Owner finance 745k 20yr at 6% 20k down minus deposits (~13k)Cashflow  = 2100mth     (self-managed) (self maint similar to the previous owner)By this alone, 2100 cash flow added per month, it will put me at my financial freedom number of monthly cashflow is equal or greater than my families spending amount.

Look at their listings and see what they're selling and if it's a match.