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Bienes Raices Separate pet deposit, or just raise the security deposit amount?
20 July 2009 | 4 replies

In my state there's no limit to how high of a sec. deposit you collect, so is there a point to going to the trouble of a separate pet deposit with a pet agreement? Also, what is the rationale behind asking for non-ref...

Cody Evans Wholesaling Fee Amount And Deposit Northern California
10 December 2017 | 5 replies

Hi all, I have my first few leads lined up and when I call sellers to negotiate I need an idea of what my bare minimum wholesale fee should be. I have properties in the Vallejo and Fairfield area. I need to know a ran...

Jonathan M. Tenant only has half the deposit amount
20 May 2014 | 21 replies

I just closed on my first rental this past Wednesday. The rental is an out of state property located in Kansas City, MO.

I have property management and they have a prospective tenant. The problem is that the ...

Sandy S. Providing specific security deposit amount to tenant?
28 August 2019 | 3 replies

Tenant is not renewing lease - Is it appropriate for a tenant to ask for a specific security deposit amount as they prepare to move out?  I have not had this happen before, and wonder how I could possibly give them a ...

Dennis O'Quinn Collecting on damages above/beyond deposit amount
30 June 2019 | 6 replies

Hi, I have a large (5 bed/3.5 bath) house located in Tucker/Atlanta, GA and a property management company.  It was rented 9/2015 with a $1300 deposit paid.  Lease clearly states Lawn Maintenance to be performed by ten...

Sam Smith Landlord deducting insane amounts from security deposit
31 August 2008 | 8 replies

I just moved out of a Chicago apartment (1 bedroom). The apartment was handed over to the owner after a walkthrough where I handed the keys to the LL and we identified 2-3 issues such as crayon marks on walls and kitc...

Abha O. Can landlord deduct Eviction judgement amount from deposit
4 January 2023 | 3 replies

Hi,There was an eviction case and judgement is in favor of landlord. If there is a judgement amount awarded to landlord in the judgement, wondering if landlord can deduct the judgement amount from Tenant's security de...

Michael Loza Is it ok to deposit large amount of cash?
6 February 2021 | 10 replies

So i am getting pre approved for a conventional loan and am short some cash (30k) , i told my lender i have the 30k in cash (which was a gift), then tells me to deposit the cash into my account and told me it shouldn...

Andrew Yu Large Amount of Earnest Money Deposit When Assigning Contract
8 August 2017 | 1 reply

If I put significant amount of earnest money deposit say $1000 to secure the deal, and the deal can potentially profit me say 10K or more. Do I get that $1000 back when I assign the contract to buyer?

Zainab Bahram Changing transferred lease agreement
12 June 2022 | 4 replies

Hello,We are about to close on a property that has a current tennant. I was wondering how can we change or add terms to the current lease agreement being transferred to us? The agreement is good for another 10 months ...