I could smell these people a few feet away inside, and presumably they smoked even before they got to my property.Won't the smell on them get on the furniture, washing machine, in the air?

The one thing I had on my side was he was on probation or parole or something and that, I felt, kept him from being more aggressive with me.

I may try pulling out the carpets, appliances and cabinets (they are shot anyway) Wash down & OdorXit top to bottom a coupe of times, Kilz everything walls & sub floors a couple of coats and see what I have.

They crazy thing about how we met was he called one of my bandit signs looking to sell properties.

If he is going to leave over a $10-20 raise.. was he gong to leave anyway?

Even if he was, he can't just give you three days notice to leave.

Lets get rid of all that anger and frustration lets wash it out of you...

Very hard working and did all the painting, pressure washing, etc I didn't want to do.

I look forward to the results of your research.Remember people like doing business with people they like and trust.Treating tenants with respect and like the gold they are is a given.Doing something special for a tenant will provide long term goodwill.Some of my favorite tenant incentives include;Providing onsite or local daycare through the local churchFree pizza coupons given to the parents the day before their birthdayTenant BBQcar wash couponSundaes on SundayChoice of incentives for lease renewal the items designed to improve the unit value such as ceiling fan, painting of a room, new high efficiency shower head etc.As you can see some of these benefit the local business community which works both ways when advertising for a vacancy.

Now did he become real estate guru after quitting FOX NEWS or was he first a real estate guy then became a media personality?