also research chris goff on youtube he has the best advice and explanation on lease/options and its free!!!

By selling and reinvesting your cash in numerous properties you will easily out perform this property and benefit from the appreciation on numerious properties.

Security deposit amountYou can find plenty of examples by searching for "tenant estoppel certificate doc" or exchange "doc" with "pdf" for more options.Here is an example and explanation: https://eforms.com/rental/estoppel-certificate/Some have a lot of legal jargon but this document does not need to be so detailed.

For example, the 1st floor is a unit, the 2nd floor is a unit, and the 3rd floor is a unit, all with separate entries.The bottom unit is a 2 bedroom, and that is where I plan to share the apartment with a roommate.Based on the sellers explanation, the zoning laws for that property are grandfathered in, and each unit is zoned separately, and the bottom floor unit is not zoned for student housing.In my experience working for this investor, I haven't seen anything that requires posting a sticker or anything like that to rent to students, but that is something to look into.I am a full-time student, as well as working part-time for the investor that is selling me the property.

Personally I think Igloohome Keybox 3 is likely the best choice.Master LockHere is some good videos on Mater Lock Bluetooth lock boxes.Though this video shows the Master Lock may not be a secure lock to use unless you do some modifications to secure it.IgloohomeHere's good explanation about the one time passcode cryptography Igloohome Bluetooth lock boxes use.Here is a video explaining the setup of a one time passcode.I don't find any lock picking test of Smart Keybox 3. 

There are numerous items that need to be repaired but none are very big.

As for the deck that would be a flat no with the explanation that you have plans to do it in the future.

@Jessica Brown It amazes me that this question still keeps coming up after the numerous 20 page threads on them.

A competent architect should be able to, in detail, provide you with an explanation as to why a variance may be required.

For a very broad explanation please see:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/11465/8...