I also never include clothes dryers or washers even if I have the hookups. 

These will wrinkle more so put them on slightly damp to smooth them out.

Afterall, millions of people do that sort of thing, even on a much larger scale (i.e. buy new clothes every couple months, buy the newest phones as soon as they come out, buy new cars every few years, etc). 

The unit had been ransacked - clothing, etc. strewn about, beds and furniture overturned, ... certain other details are too gross to post.

You could just put in regular machines and not give your tenants access...of course, they won't be thrilled the first time they run into you with a basket of clean cloths under your arm.

I have a tenant requesting the current 110v outlet be upgraded to a 220/240v outlet for her clothes dryer.

I had an AC guy take out a blower motor and after hiring him for a second job and then tell him no, I suspect he’s just a butcher in HVAC clothes.

I’ve been burned by a few wolves in sheep clothing.

Conscious decision, timing was important, price reflected generous buffer for known needed work.What I didn't realize is, the tenants are kind of irresponsible slobs, and rather than reporting things to me or applying a _proper_ fix, they'll do a hack fix (e.g. they tied a piece of cloth around a pinhole leak in a pipe, which resulted in expensive water damage years down the line).I've run into a such few cases, where repairs were needed due to long-term tenant negligence (when they rented from the previous owner, so basically before our lease), and I'd like to protect myself and hold them accountable for any future such things that come up.

We spend money on that one or two things that matter to us (like travel) and cut expenses on things we don't value (like clothes and fast food).We each brought different assets into our now combined portfolio.