In my financial statement to the tenant concerning the deposit I itemized all the deductions. 

Always allow pets no matter what they have, just charge more if you think it's a higher risk pet (best practice is to actually specify pet fee and pet deposit in the Ad). 

I try to have as much as possible EMD (not standard EMD requiring a signature from the buyer but non-refundable or as a security deposit) from the end-buyer.  

You had to looks at and confirm the lease terms (length and cost) as well as security deposits and so on. 

That being said, if it's in the contract but you just didn't deposit it, then you would simply be on the hook for it.Same goes for the end buyer.

Some lenders might accept Airbnb/VRBO income reports or bank statements showing rental deposits, but this is less common.

It also took me down the rabbit hole of the safety of escrow deposits which seems quite frightening.

We didn't want to mess around with a rental agreement and a deposit etc., because it is short term, 30 days or less. 

There are known "aggressive breeds" that constitute a combination of size, temperament, etc. to form this list of aggressive breeds which would theoretically be more of a liability.I also settled on a pet deposit, not a pet fee or pet rent. 

A deposit is standard for DD and maybe to pay for the appraisal.