I personally hate the fact that I am collecting but I not abusing the system.

Apart from the difference in the negative effeft on her credit rating "short sale is like being hit by a bus; foreclosure is like being hit by a train" what else can I tell her in the hope that it will knock some sense into her?

Caitlyn, wow, I feel abused, I am not connected with BP in any way and I don't feel I was "soliciting" donations in any way.

Personally I do not like drug users or abusers of alcohol and I would reject their application regardless.

On that note, the word Turnkey is completely abused today. 

Domestic Violence, drugs, alcohol abuse, etc.

The tenants has become a seriously bad drunk who is verbally/mentally abusive toward her.

The potential for abuse comes from landlords who know the laws and requirements better than the tenants and deliberately set them up to fail.

After deciding that the flooring could handle a bit more abuse, that number became 4k.

If Tenant(s) does not clean adequately and regularly, Tenant(s) will be liable for reasonable cleaning charges – including charges for cleaning carpets, draperies, blinds, furniture, walls, etc. that are soiled beyond normal wear (that is, wear or soiling that occurs without negligence, carelessness, accident, or abuse).