Electronic payment or a regular check so I can mobile deposit.

No, it means they are now back at their TRUE value and unlikely to see anything more than regular appreciation from here on.

This doesn't seem to be too unreasonable, especially if you secure debt with a 10 year balloon payment.

Asset protection is insurance against litigation and complimentary to regular insurance. 

Once they get 1% of landlords revenue I could see it going up to 2% ,3% in the next years .On the related note San Francisco is also proposing an additional tax on businesses for the homeless . https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/17/san-francisco-to-consider-tax-on-companies-to-help-homeless.html——OAKLAND — As the Bay Area struggles with an alarming homelessness crisis, voters may soon decide whether to force Oakland’s biggest landlords to pay up to help house the city’s most vulnerable residents.Oakland Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan wants to impose an extra 1 percent annual tax on rental revenue that exceeds $200,000, and use that money to fund homeless shelters, help homeless residents secure permanent housing and clean up the sprawling encampments that line many of the city’s sidewalks.The city needs more money to tackle the problem, and collecting it from Oakland’s biggest-earning landlords makes sense, Kaplan said.

Greetings!I've been noticing in my city that newly listed home are having penning contracts super quickly. For instance, in the morning when I wake up I would check the RE websites such as realtor.com or zillow.com. I...

It states if our first loan was declined we would have 90 days to secure the money .

You can also verify them on the FL Security of State website.

If she wants her portion of the security deposit back just make the new tenant put the same amount up. 

HELOC is just a credit line, So you can buy/rehab and refinance with a regular loan in order to pay back your HELOC if you want or pay back the HELOC with time.Depending on the type (1% Payback or Interest Only Payback) if you borrow 80k, your monthly payments would be $800 - if you were renting for say $1000+ and covered all expenses, then you could just pay back your HELOC and if rates adjusted, your payments is still 1% payback - you would just have more interest added on for the life of the loan.I have a HELOC and opened it up to be able to fund my rehabs or have extra $ to close on a deal.