Your gentle prodding will get the job done. 

I would suggest a kind, gentle talk, wth paper backup (for visiual learners sake) settinng boundaries.

If it is a good home (but not luxury) or low end, you can probably get away with "gently used" appliances but may not get warranties with them. 

For one thing there's the warm winters and gentle atmosphere that make all of Florida an alluring spot to claim property, however Jacksonville's charms go past that.

Gently pull out the temporary flooring and then peel away the top layer of underlayment from the dry mortar.  

A gentle nudge with a new tenant usually works...or she just might say like mine do sometimes, sorry but I'm getting paid late so I'll pay the late fee.

Tim Breems Tim I never considered gently used (or refurbished) appliances but I just looked on Craigslist and like you said I can probably get my whole set for $1000 or so (maybe $1300-1400 with the washer and dryer).

Pretty interesting stuff if you're somewhat of a history buff.

depends on the income class...i do lower to median income tenants..no ceiling fans, no icemakers, no dishwashers, no garbage disposals, no carpet..anything that's not required by minimum housing code is something that they can braek and will expect you to fix...carpet will need to be changed between tenants...i paint my hardwood floors brown instad of sanding and staining bc most tenatns will put rugs down on them anyawys...i try to use commerical grade VCT tiles as mucha s possible.you can buff them and clean them up pretty easily...just think durability...you want stuff that will last and look decent in 5 years still...

but rather you gently adjust their thinking so they understand that one way or the other, they are not going to be living there in the near future.