I mean if we are just picking random companies out of thin air....

That also adds in more peer pressure for the delinquent roommate to find a way to come up with his or her share of the rent.

In fact  I don't know the credit history of any of my tenants - never checked it.Yes I check stuff, yes I have grounds for rejecting applicants, no the state of their credit isn't one of them, yes I know some people here will get apoplectic about that, no it doesn't make any sense to do that for the demographic that are going to apply for a rental in the hood.So with that out of the way and it is relevant context, I am going to post about conversation had with one of my tenants last week.Me: Hi it's starting to get warm and I noticed last year the house seemed rather hot in the summer are you alright for air conditioning.Tenant: We ok Mr O, we got some air conditioners last year.Me: Really, you bought portables.Tenant: No we bought some had someone install them in the windows.Me: You should have told me you needed that I would have got it for you.Tenant: That's ok Mr O.Me: Do you have the receipts so that I can reimburse you.Tenant: You don't need to do that Mr O we are ok. 

You won't feel pressured at the end of the day (or even before) to give them money for work not yet finished, and they won't ask if they aren't desperate.And wait.....did you say pain meds? 

Their approach is "pressure tested"... it's been through all the market/economic changes. 

You don't have to say you want to come over and check the air filter or the smoke detector batteries or whatever to keep an eye on the place.

stick to your offer. leave the door open and if you have a good agent (if your using one) he should do some back work for you. i won a few properties that way. and if you don't hear from ut then move on. don't pressure youself into a deal that you'll regret.good luck

Instead of replacing those, it was suggested to us by a contractor that we just install central air.

I am a full time Air Force Reservist (Not moving anytime soon) with a background in program management.

And large quantities of street level retail in New York are now empty due to the pressures of Amazon.