@Scotland Ray Smith - I couldn't agree (much) more with @Matthew Baltzell on the following two points: "You create your own luck", and "The key is to just get started"I'm a mechanical engineer by degree, manufacturing engineer in a paint shop by profession.

This is the first time I am going through this and I want to make sure I am handling it correctly in QB (I use Desktop Pro 2018).The security deposit was held as "Other Current Liability" for the the sake of this discussion was $1000.Tenant moves out - some minor repairs are needed that are charged back to the tenant in the amount of $200I pay my handyman $1500 to turn the apartment, which includes repairing the tenant damageSo here is my confusion - I pay the tenant the remainder of the SecDep of $800 from the Security Deposit account. 

Local college near by, shopping center near by and military base a couple miles away. 

If they move out on the 10th of the month, they've lost the security deposit and have paid for the full month and as soon as i can get someone in there, i either collect double rent or at least am covered for the rest of the month they moved out plus a whole other month.I don't think i would charge them through the remainder of the lease if they moved out a few months early but may have to evolve my thinking there. 

Also, @Paul Sandhu & @Lucas Carl, are you guys one-man-shops or do you have a full team?

I opened this thinking $8k for paint was crazy, but that sounds like a huge job.My rule of thumb is to get at least 3 quotes for everything (at least the first time) and let everyone know I'm shopping them around.

So, we've only discussed selling to investors but I can see it's uses for a hardware store or large automotive shop for sure.

Then I quickly learned why realtors want you to have a letter of approval before you go “shopping”.

I'd probably shop around for a different lender since the lender has already told you they want things fixed before they give you money and it is an "as is" sale.

Just make sure you don't get that far.My advice would be to just get the sink repaired then send them a letter with the deductions for the sink/cabinet repair and moving their junk with a check for the remainder.