The mural is just one of several attempts at addressing blight in the area by bringing in new upscale housing in the form of lofts, new businesses and, in this case, art.""

He simply stated that these were pass through expenses or damages incurred by us.

It will be difficult for you to find sellers willing to do this, and when you find one it may simply be that they don't understand.Think Twice before taking this up as a line of work.

It’s simply misusing/ mistreating the property.

As far as who owns the trust or who is a beneficiary, that's the trustee's fiduciary responsibility to sort out.A living trust is frequently set up to use the trustors ssn rather than an EIN, so I can see someone saying "it's not a legal person" in a poor attempt to explain something to you. 

@Alex Howard you can attempt to be more nuanced, but you will find that these rules of thumb help a lot in screening properties.

I simply can't imagine making an offer without being able to see the interior of the property first.

(Bad faith retention)Other things that have happened over the course of tenancy, which I understand has nothing to do with the Security Deposit, just wanted to give you the full picture of who I am dealing with: - She attempted to AirBnb one of the rooms, AND the entire apartment for when she would be on her boat (2 separate listings) without my permission. 

I plan on simply buying stock windows myself at lowes, home depot, or menards and then have my contractor install them for me. 

Not sure if I could get a hard money lender, since this would be my first attempt.