Some property managers require a receipt from a cleaning company to release the security deposit.

The holder of said easement could in theory put a security gate up on "their" road and charge a fee for the residents to have access to their home. 

You get the security of a shorter lease, but if she doesn't like the property after a year she can move out.

It would take most of our readily available cash to secure the property, but we wouldn't be tapping our retirement accounts or anything.

Proper security instrument and note.  

If there is a 1st note already this is the 2nd, otherwise if property has no note, then HELOC is the 1st.LOC -> no closing costs and credit is secured by the value of the property based on what amount the lender will lend.

Sounds to me like you can probably keep the security deposit.  

Lots of back-scratching going on there while playing with taxpayer dollars.The bottom line is that many of these owners are billionaires and the ones who aren't are part of large ownership groups who certainly should have enough pooled assets to secure financing for a new stadium.

Garrett Beecher I believe Portland is a vey tight market with historically low inventory now, but for a good overview of that market and specific techniques that are working there, check out @tucker merrihew 's podcasts...I think he has a new one geared specifically for Portland.

So I studied and studied but didn't get going until I found a way to join REI with social responsibility.For me that means owning affording senior housing: assisted living units someone living only on social security could afford.Not the bigger bucks I could earn by owning expensive AL, but now I am excited and making things happen.