I doubt their sexual orientation made any difference on how they kept house. 

., how did you get here - "resentment and desire to eliminate your competition by libel and slander."

We have started to think about selling the property and using the proceeds to buy another home in a more desirable area where we believe market and rent appreciation has greater potential for growth.

Understanding of home sellers needs, wants, desires, and motivations.  

Send a thank you for meeting followup e-mail, remind of criteria, show em you appreciate it which shows you ARE legit in your desire. 

Suburbs are definitely desirable.

They have a paid off Condo (1/1.5) in a 55+ community, not the most desirable area so worth approximately $100-115k.

My properties are in Brentwood, used to be able to get many applicants, but now it's just a trickle in the height of summer and quality of tenants is less than desirable and with much longer DOM. 

Of course, not knowing who is living there may have other risks, such as, are there any convicted sexual or violent offenders living in the home.

New builds are far more desirable, and have less total cost of ownership than many of the stick framed, pre-existing, non conforming older homes.