.$6.85 Zulay Kitchen Milk Frother Wand - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082314NFLSo we have this in our lake house and it gets used all the time.

Here in Salem, MA we have gone to the big black bins for trash and the blue ones for recycling.  

One we are using is to use 4 milk crates and an air mattress with a bedspread for a bed (and a do not use sign!).

The won't recycle.

I'd get a residential mortgage appraisal, ordered through a residential lender (so that same appraisal can be recycled later and you don't have to pay twice), during your inspection period to identify if that is the case or not.

I often use a neighbor on the block to handle trash/recycling for me.

Why sell the cow when I'm still receiving milk especially on the homes in California.

Quote from @Scott Kimminau: Your tenant is attempting to milk you, or your insurance company, for money.When a tenant initiates action through an attorney without talking to you first, that should be a sign that they are not your friend.

You can basically recycle your same 50k over and over again to keep buying properties. 

I don't make a copy but I verify a few items on the application form against their drivers license.I don't do cookies and milk but I do put out a dozen or so chilled bottled water for them.I arrive an hour early to turn AC down to 74 degrees and to open blinds and draperies to get as much natural light as possible into the house.I will lit a very mild scented candle.At times I debated if I should put a tip jar on the kitchen counter and put in a few $5s and see what happens.If the interest is very keen I will offer for them to hold the property with a reserve property form.