The weekly rentals were $8,000 (June) & $8,500 (July-August) As the summer season rental is approaching us, we are faced with a tough decision.

This is why I prefer the cash-for-keys approach.

However, we’ve had great success with a straightforward approach: 'talk to the lawyer.'

As an investor and realtor I took the opposite approach.

This approach helps manage costs while providing predictability for tenants.Thanks @Julia Lyrberg!

Under this scam, a homeowner facing foreclosure is approached by someone who promises to help save the person’s home.

Be that as it may, with this approach, you will have to provide some value for your folks even to consider this.

Hey Vic I am from CT and I had same issue with one of my tenants some time ago , he want's to save money any way possible so he was keeping his temps really low , I explain on few occasions to him that pipes are going to freeze and all that but he wouldn't listen , so I approach that problem from different angle , since I never had a problem with that tenant before and he was a good guy , always paid on time etc. , I didn't want it to loose that tenant so simply i helped him to get " energy assistance" this is a program to help people out if they can't afford heating bills , I don't know if it is in your state so you my want to check this out.

What worked for him.. and could work for you.. is taking a calculated approach by "house hacking."

Your first clue will be how they approach showings.