Moderate security deposits help to absorb cleanup at move out time (renting to families with messy kids/pets can sometimes be more of a mess than students).

You should pretty much do you research anywhere you invest, wondering why moderator feels the need to jump in and explain that.

If a moderator could please move it I'd appreciate it.

Both have relatively inexpensive properties, moderate taxes, good rents, and decent city services and economy.

If the deposit is low, it may be a low risk option.2) Reasonable with moderate risk of her shopping around but you can still build rapport and secure the deal.

I am not sure what the rules are but the moderators probably don't like you posting the same question under different forums.

Hats off to the team at BP for moderating these forums strictly to prevent spamming, a common issue with other RE forums.

Was moderately recent, within the last few months.

Seasonal RE activity has begun, vegetation is Green, Bluebonnets are blooming, temperatures are moderate. 

SALT deductions are capped at 10k now, which in the NYC area is easily hit by even moderate income folks (relative to the area, would be considered high income most other places in the U.S.).