Just like what cell phone companies use when you want to break their service contract.Lots of tenants threaten to sue because people are afraid to face court and they know it.

There may be a play buying at buying at $40k and selling O/F at 80k at 8% interest or something, but you'd need that kind of spread to make the math work for an money investor IMHO.

As a mentor, you shouldn't feel the need to (or even be expected to) handle everyone with kid gloves, but my offering is that tact goes a lot further in helping people than a big fat sarcasm stick.  

The actual solar cells themselves don't degrade over time: solar systems, after 20 or 30 years, don't work as efficiently as they did on Day 1.  

Does the complainant have the tenants cell, animal control?  

Yeah, I'm not really too concerned about someone taking my pictures - I took them with my cell phone.

I also like @Kris Haskin's idea for helping to justify the raises, and help them understand your not a greedy wealthy fat cat landlord -- as many renter and probably younger people are likely to believe.To hijack a little bit @Patricia Hinojos :Can you talk to me a little bit more about this college rental cycle.  

Just as Apple can't charge $10k for a cell phone, so too I cannot price at some absurd level of the market - but when people see my place compared to another place, the choice is clear.

You need fat margins to make money in real estate on a consistent basis.

@Ken Latchers, yes we did have minimal understanding of what we got into and we will pay dearly for this....no one out here will help us and the tenant just harass me on my cell phone.