I expect that I may have excessive damage on this home as well. 

The auctions are just as dry as the MLS and wholesaler deals. 

Dry and hot.

On one project we did we proposed 36 highway accesses and were denied as been excessive. 

so he has an initial negative equity in excess of $100k.so -$100k / (a very small cash flow when properly allocating for expenses and vacancy) equals years before there is any cash flow.  

MLS seems pretty dry, especially where im operating.Thanks in advance.

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or refund the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account designated explicitly for future investments.

All of that is pretty cut and dry. 

The Only other deductions that I have right now are $154 for unpaid water bill, and $45 for the minor repairs mentioned (doorbell, blinds, shower).Questions for the group:Does $540 seem excessive for a cleaning charge, given the situation?

There are several other issues (undisclosed maintenance markup fees, excessive charges to our account, significant reductions to agreed rent without communication, etc).