And while you may not care if you lose a short sale deal, because you don't do it right, the owner who may not have time to try a short sale a second time, is the one who suffers if you screw it up, can't close, won't close, etc.

I alway think inside my head, dang - a single family property would be so much more suited for this disabled vet suffering from PTSD than this apartment they are applying for.

This is what renters insurance is for, if tenants suffer any losses like food that goes bad. 

It's a start to acknowledge I have never walked in the shoes of a homeless person - I wasn't raised by my abusive uncle on the Pine Ridge reservation, I've never been a war vet suffering from PTSD, and I don't understand what its like to have down syndrome or schizophrenia. 

I rented 2 sfr's to a rehab owner for men aged 18-25 in recovery they were OK but the kitchen suffered ... 

Honestly this is a little bit of a lesson learned for you and I hate to say that but the fact is if you don't have this kind of thing written into contract or a good neighborhood effort to beautify you will have to suffer this until a new lease can be drafted and signed or new tenants can be installed. 

@Vanessa S. while, in CA, there's no limit on the amount of rent increase, but for >10% increase, by law, you need to give the notice to your tenant more than 60 days in advance.For M2M, you might get better/higher rent, but if you manage it yourself, your quality of life will suffer.

She's probably paying less than $2,000 which means the prorated rent is even lower and even less likely to cover the cost of a hotel.I mention people have survived without hot water for thousands of years to show the ridiculous idea that this tenant is somehow suffering.

These rules apply strictly to single family houses, but a true multiplex building does not suffer from the same restrictions.

Learn the laws where your business is, or suffer the consequences for ignorance.