There are so many factors that go into a RE deal from initiation to close, and to come out ahead and positive is huge, especially in your first iteration as things will only continue to get smoother/better for you.If by any chance you’re attending @chris bounds ‘ REIA meeting tonight in Fort Bend, come say hi 👋.

We are the kind of LL that bends over backwards to return deposits, if at all possible.  

Just my $.02 but I personally live in the Oregon (Bend) area and have grown up here and all my rental investments, etc. are out of state.

City of Portland has a ton as well as Hood River area, Mt Hood and of course Bend, OR.  

The source of the problem is operators/investors who try to follow guru methods, often they are unethical or illegal, so you're asking these other professionals to bend their ethics or legal issues to pull of some lame strategy learned on the internet, wrong way to learn.Other professionals who are good at what they do have reputations as well, just as you will have from your dealings.

I'm on their side and will talk to the owners to see if they might bend rules a bit but understand that they are breaking the lease.If they left the unit in great shape with no repairs or cleaning and they were within a few months of their lease ending then I'd give it back.

That's funny that you mentioned college hill that's actually where I live (we are moving to North Bend,  OH  the 29th and renting out our current home).

If they don’t meet your requirements, there should be no bending of your rules.

And we just bend over and take it like this is normal and the way it's supposed to be.

I also have a lower income 20 unit property in South Bend, Indiana.