We figured going the multi-family route would give us the benefit of having tenants (and the rental income) without compromising on the privacy, as much.

Yes her weekends are sometimes compromised but in a good way.

So maybe a compromise could be increases every other year, to help resident retention or smaller increases each year.

I found that I get much better success with FB marketplace, although a lot more tire kickers and flakes as well.I would not compromise on tenant screening under any circumstances as it would be more expensive getting rid of a bad tenant.

Or you could get a part time job or side hustle and do a compromise for some income.

I originally thought a fair compromise was to keep half of the deposit, meeting them halfway, because the contract was breached and I offered a fail proof solution.

She's big on needing the security so that's part of our compromise.

If you don’t have carpet then it’s a much cheaper compromise.

Usually, a frank and honest talk with tenants is a best first step to see if an acceptable compromise can be reached .... in this case probably not possible.

If I run into areas that compromise my values, I just won't invest or will look for a better way to allocate my capital going forward.