You've done well with your Class A rental, generating $500/mo in cash flow, this adds up over time.

If Person A had any claim to the deposit, it would have been right after they left, which apparently was over a year ago.Your agreement is with Person B and that's who you would return the deposit to.

Plan is to purchase a couple homes over the next year.

welcome to BP and the forums @Frank Oliver I hope you find it as eye opening and supportive as I have over the many year's I've been participating. 

Over those 11 years it has been occupied for all but 3 months until this most recent turn.

AI is definitely taking over follow up re-engagement and appointment setting though.

So basically $2M annually.So I could spend $200k and make $24,000 in a year, or I could spend $200k and make $2M in a year.

One of my applicants showed up with little credit but no defaults, no evictions, and only traffic violations and verified income high enough to cover well over 3 times the rent and I accepted the tenant despite there being some signs.He paid the rent in time for the most part until a few weeks ago when he stopped and I could not get ahold of him.

Detroit is a market where local have a strong competitive advantage over non-locals so you want to use that to your advantage.

The high appreciation market will be the higher cash flow market over the hold.