This "horrible experience" (she listened to a neighbor's story and presumably heard fake moans and groans through a wall, maybe some dirty, dirty talk) is clearly causing her immense psychological harm.Come on, Jimmy, let's get to the beef.

If they don't have that, rent is paid first (psychologically easier for people to give up rent than SD if they can't come up with the funds or change their mind).I want 1st month rent and SD at signing and we sign within 12 hours of approval or I move on.

Sometimes the best way to beat some tenants is reverse psychology!

They're seldom treated with affection and that has a big impact on them psychologically.

It is the push and pull of psychology.

One guy I spoke to indicated that some people end up doing L3 simply because of the psychological factor - they don't like the idea of rat crap in their house anywhere.

The psychological pressure of feeling like you "have" to put your money to work will be tough if you decide to just save up for RE investing.

I'd be interested in hearing responses here.Tracking time can be tricky because regardless of how you accomplish it, the challenge always ends somewhere with trust.I've used a text message system where people text me when they get in, and when they leave, with very limited success.I've found that the common psychological profile of someone that's out selling hourly time doing construction is often someone with an ego that doesn't want to be 'handled/managed'. 

All I can say is from a psychology perspective is that they most likely need to feel in total control to even begin to let go of the property .

I think your problems are psychological and not a mold issue.