I don't know you and I wasn't there, but reading the details this seems legitimate.- A parent making their kids be polite, because they want to make a good impression on a landlord?

I think it's a great legitimate question and it is pretty sad people are so judgmental about it.

There are legitimate reasons for being all cash, and some of those have that negative baggage - so you have to set criteria to reject on the negatives. 

Playing the detective role of trying to see if previous landlords listed on the applications are legitimate and not applicant's friends.3.

Looking for a legitimate property owner or a property manager that works that area.

However I do fix these IF I find that the item legitimately broke and was not due to rough handling.

My friend those numbers sound really good but are they legitimate? 

Is the reason for wanting the fence legitimate?

Assuming the repairs were all legitimate, you won’t be responsible for repaying any of the $2,000, as that is the intent of a security deposit, but you’ll have to be able to provide proof that the funds were spend only on those repairs.

There should be a legitimate reason why the tenant has no social security number.