Not trying to pick a fight here, but these forums are quite impressionable on new or inexperienced real estate investors and don't want those who read these forums for educational purposes to believe they should expect or accept 1/3 deposits as the norm. 

Only way I will lock myself into 1 is if the exit fees are not prohibitive and % basis points is within acceptable ask price from the present lending rates, can surely go in for a higher deposit to tilt the balance towards positive cashflow i.e 25%-35%.

All of our platforms do not accept vids and our site is not optimized for them. 

Did you include an acceptance deadline? 

Quote from @John Federic: I ran some numbers for you using the Cashflow Analyzer Pro from AssetAFC.com (see the attached picture).From my perspective, this deal still looks acceptable, even though it won’t cash flow in the first year, assuming a 5% vacancy and 5% for repairs.

Some states do not allow RUBs due to the inherit unfairness of the allocation of the apartments' W&S  expenses .Although sometimes not economically feasible in older properties, water sub-metering is practically unanimously accepted through the US.

Accept that the successful RE investors have a well developed skill set that is not immediately acquired.

We will NEVER accept a request without previous 5-star reviews again. 

Found on mls, put in my offer at asking and they accepted it.

Once they are approved, they sign the lease and accept personal responsibility on behalf of the company.