I can scarcely even picture a place you bought from a guy just for back taxes, unless the taxes were astronomical or the place was a wreck.

The rental market is so hot here, and I get so many applications, that I could wreck myself processing them all, even when I know full well that I won't rent to many of the people applying because I have a better applicant. 

Tenants can wreck hardwood floors, too.  

Hard money might let you use a credit card for down payment, but it's not going to happen fannie/freddie/fha/va/usda/jumbo.EDIT: In theory if you got a cash advance and seasoned it for two bank statement cycles it might work if your DTI wasn't wrecked, but I've never seen it done.

Sometimes one man wrecking crews can over promise and under deliver. 5.

Plus, they chew on everything, and can wreck something so quickly, while you are distracted doing something else.I've raised puppies, too.  

That is where empathy is important, but that doesn't mean I am a push over either.Good people (prospective tenants) also get caught in bad situations which wreck their finances such as health issues, divorce, layoffs, death of spouse/partner for which they have no control over.

Sounds like their claim is baseless, but not worth a fight.In this situation, I would try to end the lease by mutual agreement, especially if their pets are wrecking the place.

Put in tenants without a deposit or first month because the PM is "dying from cancer and took his eye off the ball".Have the place wrecked several times because the PM is "dying from cancer and took his eye off the ball".

I was in a huge car wreck when I was 24 and broke my back.