He may handle it since it probably doesn’t require a ton of maintenance and you’re in his area. 

There are many perks that can reduce your risk, and if there's ever a problem with your tenant, you just walk next door.

The government is assessing a lot of current vouchers and reducing them.

Essentially think that your child/niece/nephew/cousins kid/friends childs landlord said "(insert name) is not paying their rent, I need your help to keep them above board and going right"You said "I will help and keep them on the right path, I will make sure you get paid and things are taken care of, thank you and I am on it I will guarantee payment is handled"Then they said "I don't want them as a tenant and just want them gone"......

When purchasing a rented property, what is the best practice on handling the rented units security deposit?

I handle pest control in the property that needs it.  

In RI it's attorneys who handle the escrow/closing, rather than title companies.Usually in Rhode Island, if you're using an agent and the standard RIAR (RI Association of Realtors) purchase and sale forms, you wouldn't engage an attorney until your offer is accepted (which in RI is the same as getting a signed P&S back), unless you or the seller is putting something out of the ordinary in the P&S (usually in the additional provisions on the last page but there are a few other places extra language can be added).In that case you might want to bring in your attorney to double check the language you or (especially) the seller are proposing, just so you understand what you'd be committing to.I'm not sure what your connection is to Rhode Island but since your profile says you're in Maryland there are probably some differences between the two states when it comes to real estate.

Lenders and agents may be more willing to handle different areas, but contractors may charge extra or just refuse to go outside of their area.

Depending on your investment in the stocks...short term gain vs long term gain your tax rate would be reduced anyway. 

Instead of handling the concern professionally, John stated I expected results over night and that he did not want to work with me so he was refunding my money.