That said, if a tenant has a pet, I do charge them a modest $50 pet cleaning fee up front at lease signing because I expect additional cleaning at the end.If the unit is excessively dirty where there are disposal costs for garbage/debris or very visible dirt/grime/grease then I may charge against their security deposit for the extra cleaning.

Solid policies and a solid lease agreement are also necessary tools to have at your disposal.

This was a renovated home with new disposal and appliances.

Storage, or remove and dispose, or sell online.

The disposal kept falling under the sink..I repaired immediately. 

We must be careful as tenant can legally claim treble damages if we inadvertently dispose of their possessions too early.Day 25:COURT DATE: Our attorney appears in court to present case against tenant(s).

Also remove garbage disposals and dishwashers when you can.

nationally, in 35 years there has only been one crash or collapse not a few - S&P CS index, FHHA index, NAR index, Fed indexes, and a bunch of others. that crash or collapse was the Great Recession. there have been many normal business cycle corrections. asset class corrections get rid of over leveraged investment. i never suggested a crash or collapse in the context of the Great Recession that implies many more problems and failures in house pricing and lending. that is not a correction. i suggested a bear market could mean a significant devaluation in home prices. home price devaluation is not a collapse when there it not material or significant default and foreclosure.assuming real estate assets are income producing, then there would be no need or reason to dispose of those assets. i would not advocate to my clients to sell of portfolio assets with a looming recession.what moron idiot owner would sell for less than FMV?

More Inflation eroding disposable income,  A recession (which we are technically in now), high unemployment (this is not an issue now), and extra supply of new rentals for people to choose from.

It's a process but you have taken the first steps and use your resources at your disposal.