Tenants stay till they leave, M2M allows a landlord to control their behaviour until they do.Defiantly no down side to a M2M lease policy.

If this is new it is caused by tenant behaviour and treatment will not help, they will come back.I have never had roach problems so can not advise on costs.

However, I haven't been paying attention to how I could go about building the interpersonal relationships that I have lately heard are so vital to success.

If their late payment is causing problems instruct your PM to correct their behaviour.

Term leases will only benefit a tenant and make it very difficult to correct bad behaviour or evict because the tenant knows they are in control of the property.Remember you are renting to total strangers and even with good screening tenants can and will go bad.

Their behaviour, in my opinion, was a clear violation of Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act at several levels.I would strongly recommend you avoid Cash Call Mortgage at all costs!

Thinking she can prevent the sale is not acceptable tenant behaviour and she must go.

Regrettably many landlords are afraid of tenant turnovers, they even justify their tenants bad behaviour, rather than take control of their business.

I'll let others comment on how likely this is to screw up your interpersonal relationships and stay in my lane...Assuming this is the residential 1-4 unit space, joint mortgages is very likely to hinder each partner's ability to get future mortgages at some point; the lower each partner's day-job income, the sooner they will hit this wall. 

Great landlords seek responsible tenants who are willing and able to fulfill the terms of the rental agreement.Great tenants seek responsible landlords who are willing and able to provide housing that meets their needs.Both benefit from open and honest communication, cooperation, clear understanding of their respective roles and responsibilities, and keen interpersonal skills.When we're looking for great tenants, we start by advertising our unit with enough detail that tenants who won't qualify will self-eliminate.