It all sounds unnecessarily messy.

If her messiness isn't the kind of messiness that attracts bugs, I also wouldn't worry about that, either.  

One of my units has a long term tenant who pays below market rent.The below-market tenant is an ok tenant - They are a bit messy but pay their rent on time and to my knowledge, don't really cause any problems.If I did a cash for keys deal with the existing tenant and renovated the unit, I think market rent for a good, creditworthy tenant would conservatively be $550 /month higher than current rent.Including the attorneys fees, paying the tenant, vacancy during renovation and cost of renovation, the project will cost between $28,000-30,000.I do have the cash on hand, it generates maybe 1% at the moment as I have a fair amount of liquid cash sitting in the bank.It would take about 4.54 years to recoup, basically a 2.2% CAP on the $30,000 investment.

HI all,Looking for some advice on what to do with my messy tenants of 6 months in one of my SFHs.Today I was building a fence at one of my properties and tripped a breaker for the outdoor outlet.

Hi everyone,I am having the unfortunate experience of dealing with an extremely messy tenant right now.

Unless you are trying to hide the neighbors mess, I wouldn't install a fence.

Photos that "inadvertently" show a messy and unkempt property have extra value.  

Somebody told us that when you have a contract it can get messy and can get the states laws involved.

But I've determined the math on using QIs, in addition to the parts that were a hot mess, is such I don't want to use one. 

So public records are messy.