Since our goal is to scale in real estate and we do have the funds, we would prefer to minimize the deposits and invest into reno where necessary and keep the capital for now for improvements, if they arise.

If they look fine, do you see her employer's name there making deposits? 

Jeff Beach the owner has taken deposits for over 2 years from clients.

She breezed through her application, has great references and credit score, had already paid her July rent/security deposit, has insurance in place, and is set up for auto-pay going forward.Thanks for your insights!

When assigning the property you will ask for a non-refundable earnest money deposit from the end buyer.

I figured I could squeeze out an addition $100 monthly per house by adding a bunch of junk fees into the fine print of my leases which my tenants wouldn't pick up on and could take  from their deposits.

I offered them 5K relo, last month's rent free, and deposit if they move out by Dec 1st.

The downside will be I will not be able to pull initial investment out for five years and my IRA deposit will not lower my AGI (if I am over income limits).Any additional input?

They came in with a dog, told us about the dog, paid a deposit and fee for the dog.We were over there for a problem recently and noticed two things.

It also usually requires opening a special bank account and depositing the rent and/or getting court approval.No rent = eviction notice.