Ultimately it's less of a science than an art, but people rarely truly change so what they did is probably what they'll do.

Even though your Realtor might be good and helpful their ultimate goal is to get the house sold and no one will see the vision you have set for yourself, in the same light that you will.

But ultimately, if you have a model you are wanting to use as: "plug in in-place rent in cell C10.  

Yes, I realize it was the first time, that is why I would cover the cost in an effort to be a good landlord and not discourage my tenants from reporting future issues.

Go search the topic "Lifestyle Asset University" here on Bigger Pockets and you will see a longer thread with a lot of opinions (most are not members) but still worth a read as there are a half a dozen paid members from our group who have commented on that thread.We were formerly called Lifestyle Asset University, but I didn't realize that you couldn't use the word University in your company name here in Utah so we changed our name to Vodyssey. 

@Jonathan Carter I looked in a lot of places and I realized that many laws and rules can be interpreted in different ways.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

I didn't realize that Bigger Pockets did that much vetting-- thanks again

While not my main area of practice I represented a Brooklyn credit union lender, some buyers/sellers and a few landlords in real estate transactions and rent arrears cases.While we had successes and some failures along the way I ultimately concluded that I wanted to do something different with my life and cashed out of the business.

I was like you didn’t notice it wasn’t dirty and you didn’t realize the other room was dirty and ask me a question?