I've got experience in "charity", non-profit and public housing, none operate without revenue considerations or aim to run inefficiently or to lose money, even public housing has a zero based budgeting goal to pay for it's own operations.In reality, it's the luck of the draw as to who will be your next applicant, you get what is dealt to you, unlike poker where you can fold, in leasing you have to play the hand you get.

It really is almost exactly like an episode of Judge Judy except without all the sass from the judge.

That isn't real estate news, it's a political poker.

@David and Kristin Burkart What would Judge Judy say for this situation?

And from what I can tell of your post, it sounds like you will lean toward being a pushover, so it will benefit you to have a hardliner first impression.I wouldn't sit at a poker table if I were you.Mine in bold.

I was just pointing out that most companies do not accept cash. and its legal and not something a judge in judge judy's court is going to ding you about if its clearly in your lease.One of my vendors who has a few hundred D,C,B class they take cash gladly.but on the flip side one of the PM's that worked for one of the early day TK operators ( circa 2002)  would not way take cash it would get out on the street and the next thing you know they are being robbed at gun point..  

Look at this situation like a poker wager.

Originally posted by @Judy P.

The key of real estate, just like poker, is to stay in the game.  

I had a roommate , similar situation , except we did it with real people , he didnt know I came home and had a group to play poker , when the noise stopped we cheered like hell .