Use a stock reply telling them the open house time.I have ignored obvious scams and on one occasion a previous tenant but if they are persistent you have to deal with it and I usually try to reply.

Brand new carpet in the bedroom and they wanted me to rip it up and install hardwood flooring because they were afraid they would ruin the carpet.Another occasion was after a tenant moved out.

People will still prefer to workout at the gym rather than home and people going to the movies for special occasions.

That said, on the rare occasion that we do have them in we try to make sure there are window coverings on any window from which the appliances can be seen, and also have some SimpliSafe alarm systems that we move from property to property. 

We've met on probably 4 or 5 different occasions, though each time I meet with him I have to reintroduce myself and remind him I'm the owner and then it clicks.

That has saved me money on numerous occasions as sometimes some unethical sellers have provided me fake leases or leases from several years ago stating that the tenant had automatically rolled into a month-to-month.

On one occasion she was going through an eviction and her lawyer mysteriously advised her to do it herself.

I spent nearly 100% of my capital on multiple occasions to fund the next deal.

Meanwhile, I have had tenants with 800 plus credit scores who have been late on multiple occasions.

But of course nothing is problem-free and on occasion you may need to replace those 'guts' haha.