Anything beyond normal wear and tear will be deducted from your deposit.In order to make your move-out as smooth as possible, and to maximize the amount of security deposit that is returned to you, please take note of the following:Forward your mail.

I go by my properties on a weekly basis to make sure everything is running smoothly.

The pitch was so smooth and polished it made me nervous.

The renovation went fairly smoothly.

By way of an analogy, it's easier to rake the soil smooth on your path rather than to break up each clump as you trip over it.My $0.02 ...

Obviously due to school I cannot do this so my question is what can I do RIGHT NOW to help speed the process up and if there is anything else I can do to make this investment go more “smoothly” when it occurs.EXTRA: I recently got a job that pays around $450 biweekly.

The process of porting their voucher from one housing office to another takes about a month, when all runs smoothly.  

I know there are a lot of holes here that we need to fill to make sure we can do something like this smoothly.

The feedback they have told me is that when the tenants get along, it is pretty smooth sailing... but as soon as there is a problem that doesn't get resolved it causes drama and spreads to all the tenants.

Real estate is a game, play it and have fun, learn to be a master negotiator, don't worry over one deal, there are thousands more waiting to be found by a smart buyer like yourself.Your score card is the amount of equity or cash flow you are able to accumulate.