That said, you dont want to be penny wise and pound foolish.

Call the dog pound on the dog being left tied up outside.

I charge a pet deposit of $275 per pet up to two small pets (25 pounds).

I don't want to draw any unwanted attention or have them fire up any mechanics liens on our properties.  

If I tried to submit one with an 11 month lease they would probably tell me to stop being a smart aleck & pound sand. 

In general, keep more than you think you need, so when Murphy pounds on the door, you are ready.To make this property cash flow, maybe you could offer less.  

If any "knucklehead" came into the my bank asking for these terms, I can assure you they would tell them to pound sand....

If you go back later and ask for priced reductions based on things they told you about before you wrote your offer, then you aren't acting in good faith & any half-way decent listing agent will tell you to pound sand without even going back to their client. 4) Hire a thorough inspector.

Most of these were a little rough, cough, cough, and required the best of my 8th grade photography class lessons to manipulate the depth of field to get the shadows just right, so to not draw unwanted attention to the subtle property nuances my underwriter would rather not see.

Intimidation is his first step.Give the tenant notice to non renew, tell him to pound salt and expect to have to evict when he refuses to leave.