If your rental is "just" an investment and you have no emotional attachment (like we do), I guess it would depend on the yard, and how much a full clean-up would be assuming the tenant did NO yardwork during their lease (worse care scenario).  

Is it a valid reason or are you letting your emotions lead the decision?

But I think that if you can calmly and coolly and methodically prove that the value is only $X, while he may reject your offer initially, so long as you maintain a decent relationship he will come back to you after it sits on the market for 6 or 12 months.Unfortunately, that is a waiting game you may not be willing to play and you will be dealing with somebody who is far more emotional than logical about the whole situation.

It wasn't supposed to be emotional.

Take the emotion out of it.And, definitely, for sure, listen to the podcast with Mike Quarles. 

Too much of this mentorship training is emotional and less nuts and bolts.I am now on my 4th flip property and spent under $30 on J.

I found some good deals with absentees' but personally, I would rather negotiate with banks instead of individuals - it takes the emotion out it.

I love this guy, and I love cats, and I'm glad he has nice housing, but it would be a tall order to live with him.I've known several people less well through my friends in the itinerate rock climbing community and my work in community colleges who received section 8 assistance because their social and emotional disabilities were significant enough to make full-time, ongoing employment untenable.  

My wife and I Have 2 past residences that are now rentals and it's so tempting to let emotions get in the way during this process.  

They want to stay in their house (or else they probably wouldn’t be paying on it).With junior liens, you can’t discount emotional equity.While the most common exit with first liens is through the property (i.e. foreclosure), the more common exits for second liens are through involvement with the borrower (i.e. payment plans, discounted payoff, short sale, deed in lieu, cash for keys, etc.).Regarding deficiency judgments, although it may be a profitable business model for some (for example, collections attorneys), for most of us, it’s just not profitable to be chasing deficiency judgments.I hope some of this info helps!