For your existing primary, you will need to have it leased with the security deposit and first month's rent collected.

*Tenant payments via ACH not deposited into a Baselane Banking account will incur a $2 fee.

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

@Michael Anderson If the property had been sold, it would make sense to formally assign the lease and deposit to the new owner and memorialize an agreement to collect and adjust rents after settlement, indemnify the other party for things arising during their respective ownership periods, etc. 

The top chart below quickly shows you what the renovated, avg and distressed homes sell for in that area on a $/sf basis over time, so if you are estimating way over the top line, you instantly know something is off, maybe you have an outlier comp on your hands, etc.It doesn't have STR data, because any STR we build must also pencil as a LTR to avoid being upside down if it doesn't workout, so we use normal residential lease data when underwriting our rentals.As for forecasts on the market, I don't do any aside from the current Q trending % at the footer of the charts, and it's really just the current Q's average data/performance held constant and applied to the rest of the quarter (since not fully done with Q yet).

Another reason to send it by mail is in many cases you will be deducting damages from deposit.  

Find a flat fee service that offers free call forwarding so buyers are able to connect with you instantly.6.

@Danny RandolphYeah, I’m currently in the construction field and we usually get a 20-40% deposit, then get draws after certain stages/inspections have been passed

Check with your CPA if you instantly owe the depreciation recapture if you gift it to your son.

I think using a deposit model where they can get some those prepaid rate back upon closing is a good way to induce commitment.