This proactive strategy not only minimizes potential conflicts but also enhances tenant satisfaction, encouraging longer occupancy and steady cash flow.

.: Does the utility company want a deposit or pay for the infrastructure?

Using a tiered deposit system based on credit score can be risky legally if it's not applied uniformly.

I would highly recommend collecting a security deposit.

I have gotten credit at banks in MS and SC but same thing big deposits to start and sit down with the decision makers.

In case they can't catch up, I would terminate the lease with no penalties and deduct any owed amount from the security deposit.

Max, good job on getting to $450k cash.  

And setup costs didn't hurt as much when you were cash flowing $8k/month right out of the gate because you knew you'd recoup it fast. 

The problem with your stated goal of cash flow is that real estate is not very good at cash flow.

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