NEVER allow a tenant to move in without paying at the security deposit AND the first month's rent. 

Personally the only reinvesting in stock market that I will start considering if I ever live from my real estate cash flow,  is contributions in a IRA or better in a ROTH IRA.My thinking is this...right now as an employee I contribute 5% in a 401K plan to get the 50% match of my company (I will not say no to free money).

I rented so I could buy real estate in other markets...but that's a story for another post) After I moved out I got a portion of my security deposit back but was told that, after reviewing my account, I didn't pay rent during some month "years ago" however they have not told me which month/year.

Once you know the numbers now, you can calculate how your 1-year, 5-year, 10 year income and profit should look like.If you need to, up the rent to match other similar apt rentals in your area.

We wholesale 15 to 20 off-market properties a month here in Seattle and I don't know where you can match the cap rates here on SFR compared to Memphis.Cap rates have been falling in Memphis since two years ago.

By searching out mispriced assets - Assets (property) that is being sold for less than what it's worth.Let's take a look at how our Sokcho Investors apply Intelligent Investing rules to Property #2.Original Asking Price: KRW 150,000,000After Negotiations: KRW 100,000,000 + 10,000,000 for all the furnitureKey Money deposit from new tenant: KRW 100,000,000Out of Pocket Price for our investor: KRW 10,000,000For KRW 10,000,000 our investors were able to get a room full of very nice furniture (in fact, one regret they had was leaving the nice furniture in there and not replacing it with sturdier, furniture) and control of an apartment in this building:Here's an important point to consider: The negotiation down to KRW 110,000,000 wasn't simply an arbitrary number to 'buy low' - but it was based on understanding the market and knowing what the current key money rate for the apartment was.

Remove all contingencies and up your deposit."

Bank of America issues deposit only cards. 

Various news articles indicated that these companies had been involved in alleged real estate fraud.2.A U.S. bank reported that a real estate investment company located in the eastern part of the United States made multiple cash deposits within a five-week period in amounts that totaled almost one million dollars.

They need to deposit it with the court system and the court will decide when to release the money to you.