A PM offers so many additional services in addition to things you cannot do yourself - like simply having a 3rd party between you and the tenant.

An attorney can cost you a lot, and winning in small-claims is simple enough (in NC, at least).

They are $1100 we get for about half price so its a win win.

Partnerships and smart financing made this deal a win!

This will get you the name on the dog on record designating that specific animal as their ESA.Good idea -- AND ask for additional rent/deposit, unless there is some legislation forbidding it for a properly registered service animal.My humble opinion, all this "emotional support" stuff is simply BS so they can take their precious animals everywhere they go and not have pay extra.

If I sense the buyer is cut from this fabric, I will negotiate extra hard against repairs to the extent they simply walk.

If the latter, simply give her the notice required (eg 30 or 60 days) that she needs to move. 

Also a local eviction attorney claims the LL winning rate in evictions is near 100% even with the friendly tenant laws.  

I've filled out those little "Enter to Win" cards at the mall for a new car and had timeshare folks blow my phone up for the next 3 months.

It's possible as well that many of Grocapitus' investors are simply not on BP.