Don't let the allure of something sexy/exciting make you compromise or risk an otherwise very solid strategy that's already working for you.If you absolutely insist on selling, try to wait a year.

Once painted, it’s basically wrapped in plastic which traps that moisture inside the wall making mold much more likely as well as causing damage to the brick over time, which could even compromise the structural integrity.

My thought after the initial storm and after examining the tree was that I did not see anything that looked compromised, and the storm likely brought down anything that was.

Offer to let them out of their lease early, look for win-win compromises.- Get used to chasing whether they really got rid of the dog or not, that is a big part of landlording. 

They said he and any company he's associated with are no longer allowed to pull permits in the city).After lots of back and forth with title, we reached a compromise: Title will insure at closing, but for the first 90 days, any mechanic's liens that come up will not be covered by title.

I call these stabilization plans and mine would likely include terminating leases/evicting anybody who is compromising your ability to stabilize the property, possibly some renovation and installation of security features that go above and beyond. 

You might get one to compromise a bit and win your business. 

If your objective is to raise rent and you don't care about turnover give the tenants the required amount of notice-usually 30 days to pay the new rent or leave.If you want to keep the tenants, have a talk with them and see if there is a compromise in there someplace.

If so, you may have to compromise here...

A couple retroactive observations: The biggest lesson here is to tighten up your screening process and never compromise it.