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21 May 2021 | 5 replies
During the initial walk thru a year ago, a comment was made regarding the door possibly not being "secure enough" that I ignored.
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18 May 2021 | 5 replies
Can the landlord deduct the amount from the security deposit of the tenant?
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18 May 2021 | 0 replies
Larger down payments-Hard money lenders take on more risk since they don’t dive deep into your financial history, which means they want more skin in the game from you for security.3.
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18 May 2021 | 2 replies
Also, consider electric security gate access if code and/or HOA will allow it.
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21 May 2021 | 7 replies
Additionally, once they have received the security deposit from the previous property managers they need to notify the current tenants that they are now holding the security deposit.
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18 May 2021 | 1 reply
For example: https://www.aoausa.com/secure/...
19 May 2021 | 6 replies
My largest security deposit was $5k on a 500k commercial property.
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19 May 2021 | 6 replies
My contract didn’t include any language around the current tenants, security deposits, etc.
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21 May 2021 | 20 replies
When you return the security deposit, put both their names on it.
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19 May 2021 | 5 replies
Once I've secured a hard money loan and used it to buy/rehab a home, how do I present my current situation to a traditional lender when acquiring a conventional loan on the property?