I feel your pain!

Less painful than 'doing' but still costly ('cause you've got to read as many books as you can afford).

Tim I agree, it looks like there are several more painful experiences to come before anything gets better.

This is NOT legal advice, but for all you know, you might be able to file suit against the landlord for that rent, for breach of contract and/or pain & suffering.

I feel your pain Andrew, As soon as I saw underwriters ripping apart my 70% deals with 700+ Ficos and Assets...I decided that mortgage was not going to pay the bills for a while.

From my properties and when I am looking at properties to buy it seems to me that once people hit the 3 year mark they tend to be a more permanent type tenant because they start accumulating so much stuff that it makes moving painful just to save $15 per month.

If that's what you're looking for, you will never find it if you do, please let me know).Are tenants a pain in the butt?

Yeah, I know your pain and this is why I turned down my dad's offer to take over the family remodeling/additions business in Chicago (Wieneke Construction).

You might save a few buck, but can you stand the pain?

The condition of the carpet wasnt so great before..very worn down. and what was i thinking..well actually my dog is fully potty trained...but my husband wanted a puppy..after i said no its a pain in the A$$ to train them and theyre too much work..hah he said oh no ill train him...well a year later hes finally trained..not because of my husband lol. anyways its cheap carpet and wasnt in great condition before...it had definatly been professionally cleaned before hand but with a oil based soap because a few staines came up as we lived there.