Been pretty happy with my decision so far and even moved here after my initial 4 buys. 

Deposits will not be returned (full or partial) until all tenants move out.If Tenant A didn’t come to you to get part of the deposit back they may have gone to tenant B, but they most likely walked away from it and I feel it is between tenant A and B to sort it out.Personally I would return it to tenant B, the active tenant in the current active contract.

They seem to be looking for a place urgently, possibly after a recent move. 

For more affordable properties—those priced under $400,000—the timeline is even shorter, with many homes receiving offers within two weeks of being listed.This fast-moving market poses a particular challenge for first-time buyers who may not be as familiar with the urgency required in competitive bidding situations.

HIs time is up and he has given up (stopped eating and moving). 

I lived in Houston for a dozen years (moved last summer) and really wanted to make an STR work, but I just couldn't get there.

For a variety of reasons, including keeping this potential project "need-to-know" only right now, I want to get a ballpark estimate with full understanding that the goal posts could move in either direction as the project gets more discrete. 

I think for most appraisers...and also for me as a realtor...new windows don't add appraisal value, or value that moves the needle.   

I am likely moving towards selling a unit of mine.

Since graduating in 2021, I moved to Washington, DC to pursue a civil engineering career and am now feeling like I am in more of a position to start learning and pursuing real estate investing seriously.