So I did that.Later, he replied that he could pay it out of the tenant's deposit, and then said he also had $192 as a balance left of that deposit that he could put into my bank account this week.

Deposited in my account for seasoning and financed the property through the bank.

:)In my parts you can't really do much with fees and termination clauses.What did you collect for deposits?

When does the deposit go hard?

Although, impressive on the surface, I asked how many turned into a check deposit in her bank account.

I would be very hesitant to buy that situation with anything other than a month to month, move in condition checklist, and a security deposit.

But by the letter of the law you are not allowed to take ANY money from a perspective tenant, even the exact cost of running reports.MA Law says the only things that can be collected are first months rent, last months rent, a security deposit and a lock/key fee.

Would I have enough money for an earnest deposit?

Turns out that the 'landlord' was a scam artist, who scoped out empty houses, changed the locks, took on the name of the owner, and rented the property.http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Impostor-rented-out-someone-else-s-home-4981397.phpWhat if you were the owner of that vacant house and found people living in it, who signed a lease in good faith and spent all their money on deposit and first month's rent?

Should I just fix it and take the repair cost out of her deposit when she leaves?