Seattle:*Rental rates increase has slowed a bit due to a lot of folks (including recent tenants) moving out of Seattle*Homelessness is confirmed; we have an encampment one block away that has introduced some challenges (taking water, defecating under carport, smearing defecation on the side of house, sleeping under the carport, thefts, fights in the encampment disturbing tenants, tenant confrontations)*The housing rules are constantly changing, and with so much of the control over decisions you used to have as an owner removed, you are open to significantly more risk*We have been fortunate with incredible tenantsEverett:*Landlord friendly compared to Seattle*Rental rates are getting close to the same per the previous point regarding the exodus from Seattle.

It was hard to handle the personal confrontation, so I look forward to outsourcing property management tasks when we can work it in to a cash flowing property.

Of course when you do this kind of thing there is a a bit of confrontation here and there.  

Be non-confrontational, the fact you are asking on this board means your scared.

violations/ eveictions, confrontations and Pooh.  

No one has ever confronted me about a deal they were screwed on but please give me more info.

I never actually saw the original applicant again after lease and keys....the actual tenant was a stone cold gangster pimp(not to be confused with the suave type pimp) and had his girl turning tricks in the apartment, he had numerous confrontations with tricks that resulted in fights in the common areas and one time a big hole smashed in the wall of one of the stairway landings that was from him throwing a guy down the stairs.

I will usually give a small break if it is late and I have good communicstion with the tenant.If you do not want confrontation.

We pushed back and the appraiser refused t oadjust even when confronted with the comps.

While it can be difficult to confront them about existing damage at that time, and they may become defensive and even argumentative - those same people are likely to have a much more troubling reaction to receiving a reduced refund with an itemized list of deductions.