FHA doesn't allow this.How is it possible that FHA didn't account for security deposits and prorated rents?

Unless you need to sell and have no other interest I would only accept with their earnest deposit being non-refundable.

Hi A potential tenant of mine who looks really good on paper (credit score, income and else) is asking if we can take rhino policy for security deposit ? 

I have received a lot of feedback from travel healthcare workers who say "It is terrifying to send a deposit (+1 month rent sometimes) to a stranger to hold space when it could be a scam".

Some of these small contractors are basically bankrupt day to day, taking your deposit to finish the last job. 

You could also look at interest rates and monetary supply, interest rates probably are not going anywhere until monetary supply comes down - but in speaking with some banks they are losing money month over month on deposits which really hurts banks.So a lot of moving parts in the economy, all I will say is people need to understand what happens if things get better or get worse.

She proposes to use her security deposit money to cover another month's rent, to be paid once it's released.

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So you would ask for, i.e. 45 day feasibility period (the time in which your deposit is still refundable) and then if by day 45 you feel confident and can start to move towards a close, then you will ask for a certain amount of time to close, but during that second timeframe, the deposit is now NON refundable.

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