No reason for them to take on that risk for zero reward.

Hmmm, also another low cost high reward opportunity is to obtain your real estate license. 

My mentor always tells me, sacrifice now and reap the rewards in due time.

These are two different strategies with very different risk and reward profiles.Both strategies can be successfully done.

I do however have a old beater fridge that I have as a emergency back up, works like a charm, that I will sometimes use for tenants like yours.I dislike the type of entitled tenants you are dealing with and generally have made a mistake in screening if I end up with them.

But as with most high risk investments, you also have a much higher potential reward. 

Anywhere on the risk/reward spectrum is fine, I'd just like my eyes open to the options for now :)

If you have the stomach for it, it's a very rewarding business but sometimes it can be scary, disturbing, challenging & sometimes down right disgusting.ENJOY!

It's really is very rewarding to take something like that and make it nice again.

In your case, you could "reward" the tenant by telling her you want the home on a one-year lease but will leave the rent at $2,450 which is a $3,000 discount for her.