Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

For anyone that hasn't used Doorvest, it's a simple website where you put a $1000 deposit and they send you curated list of houses they buy that need renovation, renovate, and then tell you a final purchase price along with guaranteeing things such as first year rent will be 100% covered by them even if they don't find tenants.

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

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2801, a law requiring landlords to provide photo documentation when making security deposit deductions.

It helps avoid any confusion from the start.It's worth considering adding a non-refundable pet fee or a refundable deposit.

So I'll say this:Get a lawyer (lol) if you care a lot about this door jamb.But...My gut says, if you don't like the door jamb repair on their end, keep the security deposit money required to repair it to it's original condition.

. - Accounting, not mentioned, but make sure you can confidently run the trust accounting and security deposit which is compliant with state code. - VAs, I don't think this is necessary for 30 doors, but depends on how much availability you have and how time consuming these properties will be.

The problem is you don't know if someone just made a large deposit to make them look good and then the money is gone after they move in.

We also have our Courtney Clause .. which states we can terminate the contract give them their deposit back and 500.00 at our sole discretion if we feel we are not getting along and the buyer is just too difficult to work with .. we have had to bring that to the attention of some buyers and their agents to bring them back in line.. 

If booking direct and he has no reviews I would have him sign a simple lease, do a BG check, and have a reasonable deposit.