Good question, my answer would be this: I am very sorry your father died, I will send you flowers and a card however your rent is due and if you do not pay it by ____ (whatever the grace period is in your state/lease) then you will incur a late charge, and the process for eviction will be started promptly.My advice would be, DO NOT let them think they can push you off and pay you later, it will become a constant thing. 

She is also asking for money to pay for the landscaping she did (that she did not ask permission for) because she cannot dig up her flowers and get her landscaping timber in the winter.

Plus that, we ended up flying back ON MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY because that was the only day that made sense.Well, now I have the 140K Chase points, and that should get us to Europe and back later in the year, but even with our limited budget and our limited needs, I decided to just go and stick to ONE travel card, the Discover Miles card.

For a finishing touch, we added flower boxes!

Tenant agrees that all improvements installed in and on the Premises, including landscaping (bushes, shrubs, ground cover, trees, and flowers) shall, at the option of Owner remain with the Premises upon termination of the Lease at no cost to Owner .

Do you receive birthday or holiday gift cards?

Would rent out just the trailer for events where they could provide their own Kegs to tap in our trailer and it is refrigerated for storage of event food/flowers.

I have verbally told them they can plant flowers and such in the mulch area in the backyard as I want them to enjoy the space. 

I decided I will buy 1 property before my 40th birthday. 

I certainly would not want you to get negative cash flow, simply telling you what my real numbers are.In my particular situation, the cabin is worth every penny, because I'm literally sitting in it right now, on my birthday, enjoying nature and about to go fishing with my 65 year old father. :)Again, not advising you, but there is a part of the picture for me that also needs to be seen.