It has been a long bumpy road including higher rates they originally told, 90 days instead of 45 days, and now I'm told the day before closing I need to bring 31% deposit.   

A direct booking site allows guests to make the reservation with less work on your part, extend the reservation as they see fit, and even charge a deposit or upsell.41% of our bookings last year were from direct booking sites.Drawback to Direct Booking Sites- It's Work: You save time in the long run but it is work upfront.

(I am not required to pay tenants the interest on security deposits).

(Pmts to be deposited directly into sellers account monthly, per realtor.)

With Apartments.com I can automate rent payments, have the security deposit paid, and have tenants upload their proof of renter’s insurance.

If you don't, the tenant could pull out a written lease after you buy the property or claim the deposit money is more than you were told or that the tenant owns the appliances.

Bank statement loans work great if your business gets a large amount of monthly deposits because the way the lender calculates income is by adding all your deposits over the last 12 months then cut it in half and divide that total by 12 months then take 50% of that remaining balance and use that to calculate your DTI.

Ask for a higher deposit as well, and copy of the insurance on the property they get.

Hi all, In MA, my understanding is that landlords have to hold security deposits in a bank within the state that is interest bearing.

If you do this you can potentially include a higher security deposit but you want t make sure to follow state laws about that.I understand that people may be improving their credit due to life circumstances.