Is there any upfront deposit?

I'm VERY new to all of this, I don't have much of an idea on what contracts to use, to use or not to use an agent in the process, typical deposit I should put down while finding a buyer, etc.

I’ve never heard of an instance where a registered agent sits in for a deposition or answers interrogatories….

I have had this goal of buying my first duplex and have talked to real estate investors, realtors, lenders, appraisers and have been encouraged so much to where I am anxious to dive into this.Now that I am 18 I have absolutely no debt, a credit score of 727, I have 28k sitting in a certificate of deposit, a couple years of working consistently under my belt, I’ve also been investing in my Roth IRA, I feel very blessed to be in this situation.I am still in high school, I know it wouldn’t be smart to buy a house right now but something in me is so anxious to buy this house I know I have to have patience but I don’t know if I should start the process of getting pre approved, finding a good investor friendly realtor, lender, preparing my documents or if I should just wait.When analyzing deals in my market I have crystal clear real estate deal criteria my strategy is house hacking a duplex, price range of 500,000-600,00 in Salt lake, Utah! 

I want to give them their holding deposit back and deny leasing to them.

On the other hand, you may do better by allowing pets and requiring pet rents, pet deposits and pet fees.

Even on collecting deposits etc.

The tenants are still under lease, so why would they get their deposits back?

Does a landlord let a tenant move in without first month rent and security deposit ?  

Did the tenant receive their entire deposit back after vacating?