If they do you will lose.I prefer to use contractors and take tenants to court to collect.I understand your point about use contractors then get your money in court and I also understand that Canada is pretty harsh, in some respects, on landlords.  

It's not mean, it's not harsh..

The comment you are quoting is a direct response to a very harsh depiction of this tenant that wasn't indicated by the original poster.

I've been there and I've heard about a number of landlords that were surprised about the harshness of airbnb management, if a problem was expected to get solved. 

We are constrained on the West by ocean, South by Mexico, North by Camp Pendleton, and East quickly gets harsh 5) cost of construction: currently it is ~$100K to break ground on a new SFR. 

And don’t be too harsh as this is my first post... jk..Amit

@Steve S. and @Jim K. may come across as a little harsh but they make some very good points.

The house is in Upstate New York so we gave her a harsh Winters .

Historically this has proved very reliable long term but especially the property prices have experienced short periods of depreciation (virtually always less than 5 years) and longer periods of stagnation.I make no claim as to continuing property appreciation as I could make a decent case for the RE market entering a period of stagnation, the market continuing to appreciate, or the market to depreciate some.However, I am still confident of rent appreciation in my purchase area (San Diego) for at least the next few years: 1) rents lag property appreciation. 2) vacancy rate is real low. 3) cost to add more than ADU is high - it costs around $100K to break ground for residential in San Diego (permits, surveys, etc.). 4) Minimum wage increases already approved. 5) one of the best weather climates in the US. 6) rising population: one recent study had San Diego as 13 highest population increase of large US cities. 7) geographically constrained: Constrained by Mexico to the South, Pacific to the West, Camp Pendleton to the North, and the East quickly gets harsh. 8) good and varied employment: Hard to imagine an employment category melt down that could impact the range of employment in San Diego. 9) environmentally diverse from mountains to desert to beach to happening urban center.Last weekend I sent out 2 rent increase notices.

Other than that, you can't plan your entire investment around the convenience of one family (sorry if that sounds harsh).You're in the right place to get all the info you need to make the most of the opportunities you have in front of you.