My tenant caused damage by leaving carpets with excessive cat urine and vomit all over, burnt holes in it with hot coals in a plastic bucket and pretty much never vacuumed stairs, cleaned shower etc etc.She wanted some TV wires back that she left so she was organizing a painter to come and fill the holes and repaint them.

My background is in customer service and TV/Film production -- a clear path to real estate, don't you think?! 

Hey guys!We were just presented a contract from Spectrum for an exclusive contract for our 56 unit complex in Fayetteville. Wondering if this offer is competitive to what you've seen in the market, particularly with t...

So maybe these might be alternatives.Provided that 12 months of rent are all paid no later than the 5th, you could:*Guarantee a lower rent increase on lease renewals (1%-2%)* Offer inexpensive but high perceived value items (i.e. big screen TV) for lease renewals * Provide a Winter Fuel Credit in December if tenants pay for heating fuel * Offer a choice of unit upgrades that you may have been planning to do anyway (repaint, new appliance, ceiling fans, etc.)Basically, find ways to incentivize and reward your tenants with something other than a rent discount. 

I went through this process when I decided where to retire.At a high level, I used financial media, Wikipedia, and local news (many TV stations stream their local news broadcasts) to select a state and city.At the neighborhood level, I used CrimeReports to get a feel for crime and real estate listings to get a feel for the type of housing in the zip code.Then it's boots on the ground to home in on a specific choice.

And then at your leisure improve the farm with proceeds from your primary sale. 

Once some builders working in my flat messed with the connections between the consoles / DVD player and the TV, and smashed a lightbulb then hid it in one of the drawers.At the time I was livid, but never thought to complain.

In addition, many of those flipping shows on TV are fake.

Are you trying to tell me the people on my TV at 2am are only out to sell me something?

I did look at about a dozen properties here and in Greeley that were up for a big auction this morning (it had been advertised on TV, so it was pretty big), but had something come up so I didn't go.I've been trying to get in some golf a few times per week and just doing some local sightseeing.