For cat odors, search for threads on cleaning cat urine/spray on here as you will need much more than standard cleaning -- we had to remove carpet, pad, trim, cleaned slab multiple times with vinegar, replaced sections of subfloor upstairs, Kilz on walls after cleaning with both vinegar and TSP. 

I also don’t think that people with steady jobs are going to want upgrade their “pads” just because they can now swing it.  

Have you ever dealt with this and if so have you found any physical solutions that aren’t overly expensive (thicker padding for carpet, certain insulation, etc)Thanks!

Check the market rates by using multiple sources such as; Zillow, Rentometer, Trulia, Hot Pads, apartments.com, MLS.  

Go to their office with a note pad and a phone to take pictures.Do your lease audit and financial statement audit while on site.

I’d also add $50 a month to the lease to pad it up a little more in your favor.

I’m in North Carolina I can get carpet, pad, install for 1 dollar a square foot.

For rust stains, we recommend using a 1:1 ratio of CLR and warm water.Apply it directly to the rust spot using a scrub brush or soft scrub pad and then rinse with cold clean water.

Just reiterating why putting money on the LOC is the equivalent of 'dragging the brakes' with the so-called 'velocity' method vs just maintaining a $0 balance LOC while putting the same amount of extra income towards the mortgage each month.

The pad handle has become one of those highly competitive STR markets.