Ask what they do to prevent parties and increase security in general.

And when you secure the listing manage exceptions based on the average days on market.

The two greatest lessons we’ve learned are around lending and working with contractors.We anticipated closing escrow and then securing a HELOC for about $250k to complete the renovations.  

IF they blow their security deposit on other things.

I bet if you look at the settlement paperwork from the purchase, there's 4 legal descriptions, 4 APNs, etc, and you actually got a blanked mortgage secured by all 4.

@Michael Plante That does seem to provide good security in terms of turnover and short turnaround, pending any repairs that need to be done in between I suppose. 

Now they've sent us a demand for their security deposit back.

Your boots on the ground will be most important in understanding the neighborhoods and checking if the areas are well kept or not--especially since Indy is well known as being very street by street.We have had some attempted break ins in our vacant units, but this can be mitigated by getting appliances towards the end of the rehab and not putting them by windows, boarding up/covering windows, and getting a security system like simplisafe.

I do not have the VA loan property under contract yet, but I was reached out to secure it.

The taxpayer or a disqualified person may guarantee some or all of the obligations of the EAT, including secured or unsecured debt incurred to acquire the property, or may indemnify the EAT against costs and expenses (for example, the taxpayer could guarantee to fund any negative cash flow generated by the property).c.