A little move in basket with some of the following :  assorted felt furniture protectors for the wood floor, a sponge, cleaner for a glass top stove if there is one, a small bottle of hand soap,  a couple of packets of dishwasher detergent, maybe a dishtowel, and a roll of paper towels,  windex or such. 

Soft vs.

I have started to see some softness in multifamilies in the Cambridge area in the $2+m range. 

I called the plumber, who after fixing the clog told me that it was because of paper towels being flushed.

Buying a duplex as a straight up investment that cash flows 10k in 4-5 years when you are facing 300k in debt is like asking a towel to keep you dry from a fire hose. 

If it was my money only in the deal, and if she pays on time, gets along with the neighbors, doesn't call me to come fix every towel drying bar that comes loose from the wall - and her "hoarding" doesn't cause an insect or rodent problem, I would probably let her stay for $325 because I'm too nice and i like long term tenants even at lower rates.Maybe she would become my first Section 8 renter ever if Section 8 paid more than $325 in that area. 

A lot of newer investors will try it out for a week or two then throw in the towel, thinking that the strategy just doesn't work in their area.

One is definitely badly in need of repair (it seriously has paper towels stuffed in a crevice toward the top) and I'm paying $335 installed to have that window replaced (they had to special order it). 

Some will lose everything; many will quit, but the successful will never throw in the towel.

The property is operating at a loss & the tenant is "soft threatening" you every renewal?