I'm so laid back that I do drywall mudding in flipflops. 

I found this weeded out a lot of undesirables.  

Most do not want to be in the hood or an undesirable area just like you and I don't.

This results in less rule breaking, less property damage and less undesireable behavior.Remember, it is like a chess game.

I prefer month to month as it's easier for me to get rid of undesirable tenants and I don't like keeping people hostage as renters when it's super easy for me to find a new tenants as I offer below market rents in a hot market in order to attract better tenant that will comply with my explicit instructions of "not to bug me unless its an emergency." 

This is a house I put in last summer so the ground is still a bit soft and he buried the truck to the axle in the mud. 

And it's helpful in preventing undesirable activities from occurring on your property. 

(2) Landlord will NOT pay to repair the following items unless caused by Landlord’s negligence: (a) conditions caused by Tenant, an Occupant, or any guest or invitee of Tenant; (b) damage to doors, windows, and screens; (c) damage from windows or doors left open; (d) damage from wastewater stoppages caused by foreign or improper objects in lines that exclusively serve the Property;I assume the toilet was working fine when the tenants moved in and at the stoppage is just located in the toilet, then this is something that was caused by the tenant or a guest and at the tenants responsibility.The only time we would charge an owner for clog is if the sewer line is collapsed and is usually evident by roots or mud in the line.If the sewer line is fine and any clogs are deemed the tenants responsibility.

I didn’t at all “sling mud” and it’s insane it’s getting blown out of proportion. 

The property needs some tlc which is why it's a good deal but the small things that need to be fixed have made it "undesirable" to the 2-3 carriers that are left in this area willing to write rental properties.