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

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.

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.

We refunded his rent and deposit. 

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.

To lump in bitcoin as cause for that would be the same as lumping in the average bank customers cash deposit when certain banks launder money.

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.

They manage specific funds on your behalf, and based on the time horizon, 3-5 years, they will deposit a payment back into your account on the 1st of each month, thus creating a monthly income payment. 

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