I would not make this a legal matter, but you will have to decide if you want to commit to living with this landlord.

I told him I was having these issues & he just told me to keep trying.

However, you may not need to do this if you can discuss the issue with previous landlords.

Hey BPer'sI am trying to understand the legal aspect of security deposits as it pertains to a trust account in North Carolina. 

We've never actually had a tenant use it after reading the addendum (which was our goal), and I think it helps prevent problems when they understand the myriad issues involved in its use.  

Title company issues check to seller.

If you are a control person, this can be a challenge but I have learned to let go over day to day issues that come up that I would do differently.Handypersons are a tough one.

You definitely want a legal agreement that's forecloseable, getting as much front money as possible so that you're not just in a lurch with nothing if/when they default, and you should get better interest terms for "being the bank" AND I would qualify the buyer just the same as if they had to go to a bank, because you want to know who your partner is in this deal.

I only ask because the main purpose of an LLC is legal protection, and if you don't have a large amount of assets to protect, say less than $1M...you may be putting the cart before the house, and it may make more sense for you to focus more on finding and closing more deals.

This plays into the affordability issues for tenants by allowing them to live in nicer neighborhoods for less money, yet I get monthly revenue comparable to short-term rentals.