That is an "L" on my forehead.  

Be honest with the owner and tel him what you are doing, he won't care and will appreciate the honesty.I don't get "not being the bad guy"either, might as well hang a sign on your forehead that says "please take advantage of me, I'm insecure and just want people to like me" because only a low life is going to live off of someone else like this.  

I am beginning to think I have STUPID written accross my forehead but then I realize I am looking at others and not in the mirrow at all when I see them tossing that kind of coin at ratty little properties in smog filled cities when they can have pristine mountain fresh air and hundreds of acres for the same investments.

The last sentence should be on every REI's wall in their offices...and tattooed to their foreheads.  

Also saying the above in the way you wrote it here will likely get your forehead stamped as "I just got done with a mfam seminar..."

If a 3 meter ant showed up in pink high heels wearing victoria secrets latest undies, and pooped on me forehead, rest assured that contract had me covered for just such an event.

Personal appearence goes a long way with me and someone with a slogan tatooted to his forehead is not a protected class!

Good luck........but don't let them win by getting under your skin........anyone who would destroy another person's property is nothing but a loser anyway, but you don't want them to say you gave them aggravation while they were living there....I had 3 bad tenants in a row here in Florida, I never believed the other landlords who said I was too nice and had sucker written on my forehead, but now I know why most tenants I interviewed said there were nothing but slumlords out there.........not true....what was true was what the realtors all told me, that I was too nice and believed ever sorry *** story they gave me.....My home was so gorgeous, If I showed you the before and after pictures......OMG.....don't think I'll ever want to be a landlord again....flip homes yes, but I'm burnt out...and this never happened in NY, so I feel for you......But God sees everything.....so just do what you can within the law ....they'll get theirs eventually

When you invest out of state, you have a bullseye on your back, chest and forehead.  

My business model of working with investors wouldn't work if I didn't also get referrals to friends/family doing normal/easy stuff, I sometimes joke that I need to write "I do easy ones, too" on my forehead.