Stefanos was my first Dungeons & Dragons character over twenty five years ago.

The applicable law is actually Civil Code Section 1950.5(g)(4) if you want to look it up, but here's what it essentially says relevant to your question:- The landlord need not send the receipts if "deductions for repairs and cleaning together do not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125)"  (notice the word "together")OR- The tenant has waived their right to receive them.Here's some more information on Security Deposits from the California Department of Consumer Affairs that might be helpful: http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/sec-deposit.shtml.

Twenty-nine Palms is a very low population town with a Marine Corps base.

I'm at twenty-seven units and counting, doing exactly what we're discussing.

Is this likely to change in the next twenty years?

Cincinnati also has a certain 'cool' factor it has lacked in the past... many of my late twenty something friends are moving back from Chicago, San Fran, Austin, etc, in large part because Cincinnati has been revitalized in many parts of the Urban Core, and still offers a tremendous cost of living compared to places like Seattle, Nashville, NYC, etc. 

(If I remember correctly, Jay Hinrichs posted his contract where he states explicitly that he might make "a ridiculous assignment fee" and has no problem telling a seller he might make twenty grand selling their house.

Twenty years later, I have a family and a very nice home in an amazing neighborhood.

There's so many more shows for couples (Celine, Britney, Cirque de Soleil), clubs and music festivals for the twenty-somethings, and even more options for the family than before (like the LINQ complex).

High demand, low supply, late teens and twenty somethings with money to spend=investors dream.