Worst tenant ever - I missed a giant RED FLAG

[Rick Bassett]

If everything goes well then our worst tenant ever will be moved-out in just under 12 hours from now, the champagne is on ice and we are cautiously optimistic. 

Interestedly enough, the problems with this tenant have very little to do with money as she's current on her rent and she's kept our house in decent shape (from what we can see so far) -and- she is leaving on her own, no eviction. 

But she's been a nightmare in just about every other way by being overly needy on dozens of things that weren't real issues including spiders, mold claims (in her dirty bathtub), to heat complaints (no heat, they turned the furnace off to save money)...and on and on.

Reflecting back on the problems with her tenancy, I can only blame myself as I missed a giant RED FLAG when screening her as she mentioned that she was a bit OCD during the walk thru and said that she had to have things 'just so'.

I now believe that line to mean "I'm bats#t crazy, so get used to being my servant". 

She's been able to turn our passive investment into an very active 'hands-on' investment during her stay as she's managed to monopolize more of our time than all of our other tenants combined. Ignoring her, as we tried a few times, didn't work out well as she then took to calling the Fire Dept and Police Dept to the house to respond to her non-emergencies...the good Uniformed men & women of our town weren't pleased and strongly suggested that I get her under control.

In any event, I'll be watching for this OCD RED FLAG in future screenings.

Rick