Garry Lawrence
Advice Needed: 20-Year-Old Investor Planning First Flip with a Silent Partner
12 November 2025 | 8 replies
They take on a job and get a deposit.
Leslie Stouffer
Best way to vet an out of state contractor
18 November 2025 | 9 replies
Only move forward if they communicate clearly and offer milestone-based payments instead of big deposits.
Luis Astudillo
Metro Flippers Investments Lender
12 November 2025 | 20 replies
Laura Young was my funding officer, and I settled the $4000 security deposit in January and received a credit back at closing in the last week of February.
Travis Kinney
Tenant smoking in unit
15 November 2025 | 6 replies
I strongly recommend collecting the full security deposit before any approved tenant moves in!
Nick Zupec
MTR lease with a corporation
5 November 2025 | 8 replies
I am sending rent invoices and they are directly depositing the rent from their checking account to mine.- They had their corporate counsel review the lease and request a few changes.
Tyler Koller
Baselane Vs Stessa
10 November 2025 | 34 replies
For example I have an account for each property and a sub-account just for the security deposits for those properties.
James Guillot
Do you allow pets? Why or why not?
7 November 2025 | 7 replies
That said, I have clear pet policies to help minimize the damage and collect a pet deposit.
Harris Lee
Doorvest experience journal
11 November 2025 | 14 replies
Hopefully, they don't go bankrupt lol - In order to get started with the process, I have to pay $1000 deposit.
Emily B.
Dog issue (rookie investor)
30 October 2025 | 4 replies
If you decide to allow it, I would add an addendum to the lease stating the rules and possibly getting a pet deposit.
Stuart Udis
Learning on Cheap Real Estate Is Costly
12 November 2025 | 5 replies
Mistakes are inevitable in real estate, whether it’s a missed repair in underwriting, a contractor who walks off with a deposit, or poorly executed work.