It took them five months to figure out how to properly mail rent to me on time (they've encountered many late fees) and even to this day they pay on the last day humanly possible, but also they leave belongings outside in common space, they leave trash bags outside the trash cans and rodents get into it and tear it apart, they leave a bunch of random belongings and bikes in the foyer (on carpet) and they have filled the basement with what seems like trash.

The returns quoted belong to his public REIT.  

They Handle Rehab/Maintenance/RepairsMany mom and pop investors prefer doing the work themselves.

We are over a month past our moveout date (I looked into GA law and it states the landlord has one month to return the check) and we have not received any sort of response or a check.At the end of the day, he still owes us over $1,300 regardless of how he handles our dispute to the charges.

If you did not collect the Security Deposit, you should not be so quick to return any monies at this point.No refunds should be made by you to the tenant until the tenant has moved all their belongings out and returned the keys to you. 

I’m still inspecting the house and assessing the total losses.Given all these, how do I handle the security deposit?

Or does it now belong to the county?

It also helps to have someone local that knows people that can handle the cleaning and maintenance/repairs.

The life span of Tankless heaters are supposed to be longer than Tanks and give you an endless supply of hot water.

My husband and I have defined roles so I don’t handle our rentals but I can give you an overview of our process.