Having watched many prior co-workers get paid, cash their check at the casino, and promptly deposit it all into a slot machine I can tell you with pretty good certainty that casinos don't have a positive effect on disposable income and good use of the existing income in the area surrounding :)Are there solid local employers OTHER than the casino in a 15-minute drive? 

@Ben Dao,The way around that is to arrange to have your paycheck direct deposited into your line of credit.

The other issue I have had was water, they said I was not liable and a water affidavit was in place but my PM says the tenant needs to take to the county and have it switched plus pay a deposit so I will probably never happen since its hard enough getting the rent from them.

Most will be happy to accept the check and deposit them for you.

We are now suing them in TX small claims court as the security deposit was not enough to cover the 2 - 3 months rent after they trashed the house. 

We have always asked for a bank statement, so we can cross-reference payroll deposits.

Hello @Yvonne Wang,The scope of work should include the following:- Basic info: Property address, client name, contractor's contact info, address, license#'s, signed general/operating agreement b/w contractor and client- Specification of repairs: Repair item, Quantity of items needed, total & per unit cost of items, taxes (if applicable), Completion hours, title of the person responsible for the repair item, written summary describing the work- Add'l info: Schedule of repairs, additional payment schedule details i.e. disbursement schedule, method of disbursement, deposits, holdback amounts, etc.The screenshot below highlights a couple of repair items.

One of them being you can't charge more than one month security deposit.

Quote from @Matthew Beninate: Quote from @Sarita Scherpereel: Quote from @Seo Hui Han: You may want to consider local banks / credit unions just because many of them will require or give you more favorable terms for things like HELOC's and other line of credit products if you have a deposit account with them. 

After I placed the 5 day notice on her front door, she text me the next and said she would pay the full amount so I told her to go to the bank and deposit it and she did so we are back in business.