I have modified my lease over time to include statements about lawn care, smoking, no waterbeds.5.

I know it is annoying when some guests do a bit of damage or make a mess.We had some guests break a window, break the futon, break a handrail bracket, cigarette butts on the deck (we have a strict no smoking anywhere on the property), leaving garbage here and there, not cleaning up after their dogs....All I do is fix the problem and charge the guests for the damage.

The email chains are effective for quick messages but I am also fluent in Morse code, smoke signals and am in the process of getting my own courier pigeon.

Ask what the reference's name is, how the reference knows them, and then ask open-ended questions to verify application details (how much is rent, how many people are living there, how much do they earn, what are their smoking habits, address, work performance, etc.).

Apartment reeking of smoke costs $4,000 to cleanI know supposedly these greedy “slumlords” made millions.  

@David VaughnIn general I agree with what you have said however I have had this happen......house sitting for 6 mo, make an offer at asking, be told there is a new interested party, not adjust my offer because I think they are blowing smoke, loose the deal because there was another offer.I think it is common place for agents or wholesalers to re engage tire kickers when they get an offer.At the end of the day I tend to offer what I am willing to pay no more no less.

I just had one last week, it was a broken smoke detector. 40 bux.Potential for Difficult Tenants JUST like cash tenants, screening is the key.Property Damage Issues JUST like cash tenants, screening is the key.Harder to Evict Difficult Tenants NO it's not, in OH anyway.Full-Paying Tenants May Turn Away NOT sure what this means?

Landfills make me think: odor, smoke, noise, bugs, and water supply contamination.Construction on top of landfill: additional costs, abnormal settling, off gassing, heavy metals, and surface leaching if a capping fails.

Smoke/Fire/CO detectors that are not to code4.

Tenant doesn't move anyone else in.90 day inspection ( watch for cleanliness).Pot smoking is very common.