What put them in that situation...Medical; Accident; or accumulation of poor choices?

But it was an accident (or good fortune, cause it got me started on the road to flipping and investing in R.E.) 

I got in a bad mountain biking accident.

No need to supply firewood, nobody is chopping down your trees, clean, easy, and lower risk of fire or other accidents. 

@Maria De La Vega didn't mean to be flip but i accidently hit post.

Bouncing payments or only being an illness or accident away from not being able to pay the rent, are issues considered by our underwriting.Letter Of ExplanationAny time there are credit issues or we discover an inconsistency, we require a written letter of explanation (LOX).

An occasional accident if a pet is ill is one thing, but purposely leaving a pet behind with no option to go to the bathroom other than on your floors is completely unacceptable behavior.However, we may be jumping the gun here because maybe they have someone coming over after work or something to take care of the dog. 

The decision of many to quit is so often impulsive -- they do it with a view to short term relief and pleasure (i.e. to "sit on a beach", which sounds horrific to me). 

You could have an accident, the blue book value is $3,000 and it cost you $5000.00 to repair.

That does not happen by accident, you must spec what you want.The wire shelves allow for easier painting on turns, (easy quick) visual conformation that the outgoing renter has not left (a handgun, illegal substances, or a big dead bug) up there.I am not aware of these ubiquitous shelves being a danger to life...Seems like the tail wants to wag the dog here--maybe a harbinger of things to come.Either the renter or you are the boss...maybe a harbinger of things to come.Good Luck!