You might want to establish a core 4 if you don't have that established yet and begin the process.

It was next door to our first investment property and seemed like a much better deal, so we felt compelled to get it.

This is your nature you are not likely going to change the core of who you are. 

But how do I inform the tenant of this decision, while making a gentle and compelling argument?

Your manager should be someone who embodies the core principles of your company.

what do you expect with logic like thishttps://www.governing.com/asse...But the most compelling case for rent regulation goes beyond the research and the statistics.

If you're looking to expand your portfolio, you need to develop your core four (agent, pm, lender, contractor).

And yes, floating solid core vinyl planks right over the existing sheet vinyl is a great solution.

But that gets to the core of your question, which is along the lines of: 'who cares what is technically right, they have gotten a haircut on every property, so this isn't that big of a deal.'

And a property that is in a Flood Zone that requires flood insurance does keep some buyers away some people assume that because the flood insurance is required that the property must have flooded before that is not the case in most homes it just means that the core of engineers (that create the maps) think that the potential is there for flooding.