<prompt> Human: My husband and I are looking to move out of our townhome into a larger house to accommodate our growing family. We have found a house for rent that meets our needs. We have seen the house and met the landlord in person twice. While I dont love the landlord hes kind of shitty I am willing to move forward with the house. He has provided a legitimate lease had my mom who is a lawyer look over it but has asked us to pay security deposit via PayPal.I would not consider this a scam since I have been to the property in person and met the landlord. Is there any legally disadvantageous reason not to pay him this way? I ask it that way because just things fall through and at the last minute we end up not moving forward, I want to be able to recover the security deposit. Will paying it via PayPal make this harder? Or possibly easier than trying to get him to send us a check directly?  <response>: If you end up having to file a dispute with PayPal they wont do much for you since this is a real estate transaction. Personally if youre already getting a shitty vibe from the landlord and he is wanting you to pay with PayPal Id walk away and find a new place. 