.- You don't need to offer the full asking price as earnest money, but a large deposit definitely helps woo the seller into believing your offer is serious.

Nice user interface, simple to set up, free door lock automation.We migrated to OwnerRez because we wanted a direct booking site and security deposits. 

The security deposit should never be used for anything during the lease.

From my point of view for event guest screening and security deposits, Superhog is reliable and integrates well for STRs and events, but you might need to adjust its setup for your use case.

Once the municipal/state requirements are all set, do a thorough screening for any prospective tenants, have a solid lease ready to go, and take move-in pictures to have on record for any security deposit deductions after they move out.

You may or may not wish to fix it since its likely too late to charge the last tenant's security deposit for it and also that it sounds so minor that people didn't even notice it right away.

. $1000 deposit required that is refunded on your first successful deal.

Since you have 10k liquid, I would reach out to other investors in the area and see if they might need private lending for earnest money deposits until you are ready to buy your first property.

They weren’t thrilled about moving, but we worked with them—returned their deposit and offered cash for keys to help them transition into a new rental.

My friend recently told me of this scenario where the person I lease to would perhaps then double book individuals and keep deposits.