Do you charge first month, last month, plus 1 month rent as security deposit? Or do you just charge first month rent and one month rent as security deposit? Pros and cons? Thank you

I am seeing a slow down in days on market for leasing single family homes in the last month and a significant increase in inventory during the same time.  I found a renter who wants to rent my house starting in 30 day...

Hi everyone!This is my first time starting a new lease that was not an inherited tenant. Luckily i got pretty lucky with the inherited tenants, i know thats usually against the rules ;) I am looking for advice on dama...

Me and my girl friend went to look at a property in Independence Mo. After we looked at it we asked if we could put in an application for it. The agent said yes, but we would have to put half of the deposit down also....

How does it work to have tenants deposit directly into your bank account? There is a new law that they have to show ID and SSN? Most of our tenants are Hispanic and do not have ID or SSN. Is there a way to get around ...

I've been thinking about a creating a direct deposit account to accept rent directly from tenant checking accounts to mine. I would have to give those tenants using direct deposit the account number. It would save...

Hi , I Just bought my First Investment property with tenants in place. Current tenants are willing to sign a new 1 yrs lease starting sep 1st. They had a pet (Cat) last year 2014-2015 and not anymore .Tenant request t...

Greetings,
I am looking at a lease and it has a clause that says "If the amount of the security depost is in excess of $50 or one month's rent, whichever is greater, and the tenant remains in possession of the premis...

Found a nice couple who wanna move in there landlord reference checked out and good job. Not so good credit scores and declined them for credit scores on transunion smart move. But we gave option for a $7,500 deposit ...

I am currently marketing my first rental (sfr) and a few prospective tenants have a pet. Just curious as to what folks out there are charging in terms of pet deposits?Basis for amount charged?Refundable/Non-Refundable...