. - Making sure their responsibilities and your responsibilities are clearly defined, giving heads up about workers coming in to do upgrades/maintenance, being proactive about renewals, deposits, strict about the lease agreement (but lenient when it makes sense), etc. has been instrumental. 2.

I deducted $250 from her deposit.  

All our properties currently yield over 6.5% gross return, with a borrowing rate at 6.5% and 20% deposits.

@Alexander PhillipsAs long as it’s vacant the day of closing and your inspection - not sure you have a way out of thisIf you walk away you could lose your deposit

We embrace S8 applicants, but screen them just like any other applicant.Many have an entitlement mentality and try to leverage their S8 voucher by pretending to be helpless:1) A percentage won't apply because they expect a landlord to waive application fees for them.2) Many cry broke and expect a landlord NOT to charge them a security deposit.3) Many of those same S8 tenants trying to avoid paying a security deposit, won't make an effort to call the list of nonprofits we send them that will pay their security deposit if they apply.4) A lot of them try to avoid paying for utilities.

Lenders are lining up to provide down payment, “gap” financing, and earnest money deposit financing so that they, with no experience, no capital, and no knowledge can purchase a property they incorrectly analyzed as a good purchase, for “nothing” down.

Quote from @Huiping S.: Lots families were flooded from Hurricane Helene.

The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

I would also make sure there is a deposit and lease in place unless you buy vacant.

It's been over a year of trying to get my tenants deposit back.