Start by showing photos of how the property looked when they moved in and let them know it will give you no pleasure to offset their security deposit. 

Temporary pain for long term pleasure

Pleasure to meet you.

As far as real estate investing not being a hobby I'd have to respectfully disagree, anything can be a hobby if it brings you pleasure, which I hope that it will.Additionally, I have already begun diving into books and podcasts, do you have any suggestions for material that might help guide me to drafting a realistic goal for myself?

hi, everyoneit is truly a pleasure to find BP and most people here are amazing. in fact, i know some of them before find BP. this is a small world.my name is David Li, and a newbie in Cleveland area. thinking to build a position here for cash flow. long term hold, therefore, the condition of the house and location are very important to me. my goal is to buy 5-10 sfh in this area. network with local people. if you have a real deal or true whole sell, pls keep in touch. i am also did hard money lending and partnership in other area. hope to find good local people to fund or partner a good project, and we are looking for long term relationship. if anyone has advice or referral for this area, your help is greatly appreciated!

The time, effort, money, and drama involved in a relationship worth the experiences and pleasure?

@Sascha Weinberg My pleasure.

Always a pleasure working with you! 

Hello everyone,It's a pleasure to introduce myself to this community.

Unfortunately, I never had the pleasure of doing this (I'm married, we have a kid, we're trying to grow our family, etc.), but a lot of real estate investors talk about how they started out with house hacking.