Other lenders, not really.He got the property with hard money to secure it, then refinanced. 

Security deposits are for repairs after the tenant moves out. 

Your comment did remind me that depending on close date, their may be refunds owed for security or cleaning deposits that get refunded after close date for stays that occurred before close date

I bolded the phrase which seems to fit our end of the business, "Any entity created solely for the purpose of securitizing loans secured by an interest in real estate, provide the entity does not service the loans" which would be exempt.

Landlord may withhold any such amounts from Tenant's security deposit."

And the local building official called it commercial.I think we can secure some rehab financing, but we'd like to do a long term commercial loan once we have it repaired and rented.

I'm retired Navy and I currently work for the Government, so stepping away from the security it provides will be scary.  

A bit about myself and my interests: I am an aspiring REI from Atlanta, GA with a multitude of focused skills; including copy writing, intermediate marketing, product development, website customization, graphic design, video editing and audio mixing/ editing.Currently, I own and operate a company where we connect and develop web based solutions. 

What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuitsHow familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?. 

What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuitsHow familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?.