I own a 3 Flat property on Chicago's Near West Side and I am planning on increasing rent in the following manner:(Rent increase is due to market rents and a hike in property tax)3bd/2ba, 1,150 sq ft ApartmentCurrent $1,150Market $1,500+Renewal $1,350I am being gentle as I prefer to receive $1,500 but flipping the unit could cost more due cleaning and repaint costs (20+ft ceiling).

I'll have him work on a product line of solid inexpensive massage/stretching devices that primarilly function by floors, walls, ceilings, doorways and basic furniture that has been passively developing in my head over the few years that I've been dealing with a lot of stress related muscular pain, not to get personal but maybe I may have run into this fellow for another purpose than so far assumed.

From cancelling rent to providing free massages every week to off set the stresses of being a tenant.

You can't grow a flourishing mustache and make extravagant promises about your "gently pre-owned vehicles" as a used car salesman.

Talk is usually cheaper so give him a phone call and be very gentle and very nice and nicely explain to him to move out and if he declines your attorney fees will be billed to him for the eviction proceedings.

Bad debt are items that typically depreciate heavily in actual value you could later resale for but sometimes it doesn't matter.I have a massage chair that cost as much as a car.

Lab breeds are very gentle despite their size.

I agree with Greg 100% on this one - and he's really being pretty gentle with you. 

Some investors in the beginning factor out that cost to massage the numbers to talk themselves into buying a certain property as they are frustrated finding deals so start bending their underwriting criteria.

If so I'd be gentle at first, the last thing you want this winter is vacancy.