This shouldn't be taken as legal advice.

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

I am seeing a different insurance issue.  

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.

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.

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.  

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

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.