No offense to Toyota Matrixes, it was a good car.

@James Wachob No offense but my experience with standalone PMs in Memphis has not been optimal.

I hate it...no offense, to each their own.

Not selecting someone because they have committed minor offenses and misdemeanors or even a felony are now being challenged in the courts as a violation of fair housing laws because doing so may unfairly target certain groups of the rental population with discrimination.Good luck!

I'm in the process of building my capital base to take the offense and in the meantime I'm looking for networking and learning opportunities. 

I'm sure that a skilled local investor in those less expensive markets can do just fine employing strategies that are vastly different from an expensive market, but not a newbie, small time, out of state investor with little market knowledge (no offense intended, just trying to keep it real).

Do you have a criminal record that includes drug charges or violent felonies, sex offenses? 

He was thrown in and out of jail because of these offenses.

Assuming his offense was not something that would legally tie up the property you should be able to continue your negotiations.

I'm guessing if they saw  $1,000+ as a possible fee because of something as silly as their dog having an accident, they'd realize it's a serious offense.