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Your deposit should AT LEAST be equal to a month's rent on the house, especially if you aren't going to require first/last month's rent up front as a security deposit. Here it's not unusual for landlords to require first/last month's rent as security on the lease in addition to a damage deposit, which may or may not be refundable. At least part of it shouldn't be refundable, because you'll want to clean the carpets and do other repairs on wear and tear between tenants, and you may want to change the locks between tenants if all the keys are not accounted for.
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