Always consider the source.Hateful tenants are generally by nature outside the normal stream of society.

If she's on a month-to-month agreement, raise it to that amount and let her know that in X number of months it will be going up to X amount (whatever the market rate is) to encourage her to find another place in that time. 

I've been procrastinating on doing this post, despite spending many hours reading through the site and listening to podcasts 1 through 45 as of today, constantly given the constant encouragement from Josh and Brandon that is essential to jump right in..

Minimal encouragers - yes, OK, Uh Huh, I see Mirroring - listen and repeat back what the other person has said Labeling - give the other persons feelings a name and identify with how they feel It/you seems/sounds/looks like Paraphrase - repeat back to them what they said in their own words Summarize- combination of rearticulating the meaning of what is said plus the acknowledgement of emotions underlying that meaning = paraphrasing+labeling Applying deferenceGeneral Negotiation is about letting the other side get what you want Yes is nothing without how How am I supposed to do that?

@Christopher Phillips - Thank you so much for your encouraging reply.

I had no choice but to go along or not sell our house, because EVERYBODY was doing it.The Greeks in Greece never thought the bottom would fall out of a rotten society.

This is my exit strategy from my other job and into retirement.I thought it might be encouraging to hear from someone else in Florida who is doing the same thing you hope to do.

@Dave Foster thanks for the encouragement brother!

I would encourage anyone even seeking information about potential projects to visit in person and not be dissuaded by horror stories about the process.Thanks to @Michaela G. and @Rick Baggenstoss for their helpful advice!

I am glad I made the switch, but now I am moving on to other segments in the commercial real estate market after being encouraged by my investor partners to do so.