If a tenant wants to have a dog in the property, I charge a higher deposit and a higher rent. 

I would require a pet deposit.

You make them pay for their upgrades as part of their initial deposit and you itemize them as part of their contract price.  

I have done where we rented the property for a 12 month lease and they paid a higher amount for 9 months and then a lower amount for the 3 months they went back home and the unit stayed as is "primarily storage where they didn't have to move out"  that saved on turnover.You may experience a higher turnover and make sure you secure a higher security deposit for damages.  

Next to that column are columns for operating income, non-operating income, deposit activity, deposit balance, operating disbursements, management fees, beginning balance, current activity, and current balance. 

Would you ask for a security deposit? 

And provide the applicstion fee as discount from security deposit only if accepted?

i often will ask a higher deposit of someone if there is an issue on their app i am not totally happy with just to guard against potential issues in the future.

but keep going YOu may talk to a bank about setting up a loan against your deposits but ONLY if this is going to lead to bigger and better things.I had a broker in Charleston last week tell me he would lend me money if I used my securities as collateral at 50%  and they would only charge 8%...

I was sorry to see her leave the unit however it was a very small two bedroom apartment and I understood her reason for leaving.I hold deposits for 45 days to make sure as I transition from one tenant to the next that the unit is truly in good condition and to ensure there are no outstanding water bills with Columbia City Utilities.