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4 July 2014 | 6 replies
My purpose for using clearnow is ease and convenience of getting rent deposits.
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29 June 2014 | 9 replies
In California the laws regarding security deposits are strict and the California rental law book that I purchased awhile back talks about how to word the lease to tailor it to protect yourself.
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29 June 2014 | 19 replies
She got a cashiers check in the mail and she deposited it.
28 June 2014 | 12 replies
Also, around here I believe you need a significant deposit and clear proof of funds.
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1 July 2014 | 1 reply
By this point you will have a lot of money tied up in closing costs and also the non-refundable deposit that the investor you are buying it off of has charged you.
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30 June 2014 | 1 reply
When I get a property under contract is it always necessary to put down an Ernest money deposit?
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23 September 2015 | 3 replies
If they are on Supra electronic lockboxes, then you will pay a deposit, plus insurance, and then of course the rental for the key.
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4 January 2017 | 29 replies
I like to buy them under contract, give the seller a $200 deposit then flip the home to a professional buyer and turn my $200 into $2000 -$5000 immediate cash profit!
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2 July 2014 | 3 replies
On her lease that I now have a copy of it shows $0 as a deposit while the other unit shows a normal 1st months rent deposit.
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5 July 2014 | 12 replies
They expected to put a buck in the slot machine and to hear the bells go off.