I am juggling the Family/emotional aspects and deciding if compromising for longterm equity building and smaller gains in CA is worth it.One of my best friends just relocated to Cleveland so I am also looking at Ohio.

As far as the marital issue, counseling or not, really listen to your wife about why she feels it is important to help this person, then see if you can come up with a compromise, like have him move but agree to volunteer with her at a homeless shelter nearby or something else that fulfills both her need to help with your need for privacy.  

I would personally be more comfortable phasing out section 8 over time for the reason mentioned and also not having to worry about staying in compliance with the Housing Agency every year.Either way good work on compromising your position while staying in line with your strategy, keeping a good working relationship with the PM and helping rejuvenate the city.

As pointed out you dropped the ball when you compromised your standards.

I'd reach out to the buyer's lawyer and see what kind of compromise can be reached. 

One of those three issues will almost always be compromised. 

In San Francisco & Oakland, breach of quiet enjoyment in bad faith if proven can triple damages.Good luck & maybe do an inspection every 6 months and call it Spring & Fall seasonal checkups and write those into the lease and get them to initial, sign off on it - and give the right written notice would be a compromise until you get more comfortable with your ability to vet and place good tenants.  

I studied law and the owner I worked for also had a membership to the CA Apartment Association, but the Nolo books are hands-down much better than the Apt Association's forms and explain the law in a way that's easy to understand.I learned that you can be really empathetic to tenants without compromising profits. 

With the understanding of the above, the tenant and landlord have come to a compromise, in which the tenant agrees to pay........whatever you agree to. 

We are all familiar with issues related to service animals (specially trained and certified dogs) and assistance animals (such as emotional support animals of any species or breeds).This post suggests a compromise response to those issues.Landlords who prohibit animals do so because theyfear the damage that might be caused by those animals, know it is highly unlikely they will be able to fully recover compensation from the tenant if there is damage, and fear litigation if the animals harm someone.