Send CERTIFIED letter with the following REQUIRED LANGUAGE:This is a notice of my intention to impose a claim for damages in the amount of ____ upon your security deposit, due to ____ .

This indemnification agreement does not waive Owner’s Agent’s duty of care to prevent personal injury or property damage when that duty is imposed by law.Resident May End Lease Early:Resident may end this lease before the end date of the lease or any renewal term only with written permission from the owner and only if: (A) Resident gives owner minimum written notice as defined in the lease end notice procedures, AND (B) Resident pays owner a minimum Early Release Fee of two months’ rent, plus utilities during the required notice period, OR (C) Resident continues to pay all rent and utilities until the end date of the lease or, Owner secures a new resident to take the place of the current Resident, whichever occurs first.

It could cause unnecessary tension between you two.

It cuts you unnecessary time waste since time is limited and of cause it is nice to have someone to ask questions especially when you are not sure of what you are doing however for 1k is expensive.

You can make them take care of it how ever you layout in the contract and impose penalties if they dont.

@Ryley White Since your looking in a college town, getting a quadplex might be too expensive and also unnecessary. 

"Supporters of a state ballot initiative to expand rent control options for cities across California announced Monday they had gathered enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November 2018 ballot.If passed, the measure would repeal the 1995 Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which sets limits on the kind of rent control policies cities are able to impose.

(I can only imagine limitations being a single parent my Impose.) we live in Vegas on 1/2 her income, after $20k in additional retirement is withdrawn.

The upward pressure on Cap Rates are going to continue due to the Steel Tariffs imposed by the current administration which is due to expire May. 2018.

Should I impose on them to review the purchase contract and make sure there is nothing hidden I am missing?