Always posting to social media about how terrible our apartment was. 

I am willing to go so far as to say they intentionally are seeking investment sources who don't have the means or sophistication to conduct appropriate diligence.Sadly social media has made it far easier for these bad actor capital raisers to get in front of their target audience with ease.

I don't think I have the ability to refund any position of the deposit electronically. 

It sure seems like someone in the media world wants you to believe it. 

We spent about $9,500 on furnishings including furniture, electronics, kitchenware, bedding, towels, etc. for our 2/2 condos.For market pricing, I collect LTR data from BP rent calculator and multiply by 1.5x.

It isn't oral, its written and also electronic.

I am not sold that it is as easy as claims and just another young social media guru taking advantage and that doing their process will be very time consuming to get a lead that goes through.

Lots of people lie, I also find with social media some are overly dramatic. 

I personally blame the alarmist asset protection firms, some of which are big on ad spending on social media to get in front of new investors who don't know any better (no fault of their own). 

So, several years ago I switched to a basic electronic deadbolt paired with a plain doorknob (with no lock).