My current vacancy was due to my last very likeable newbie who just got non-renewed for letting bf sell drugs in the parking lot but I have a number of my first place renters that are great.

Have a termite inspector evaluate it and he can give you an idea of the extent of the damage and can give recommendations on treatment.

I agree with the jail (or drugs) assessment.This is how you get a meth house. 

Window treatments are depreciated over a small number of years, but only if you're doing a bunch of them.

I know that she's resisting because he's a convicted felon with a drug and burg history. 

So many times my Property Managers told me stories of tenants behind on rent due to job loss, drug issue, family death, you name it. 

This is a general guideline but it will differ a little by area.A - new construction with amenities in best area of town, often where professionals and wealthy people liveB - good neighborhoods where middle income live, generally house will be older but well maintained and few subsidized properties C - lower income, mostly rentals, a lot of subsidized like section 8, etcD - dangerous, graffiti, drugs, boarded up propertiesYou won’t find all classes in all areas.

@Stephen Neto Drug use, tenants moving people in and out, paying rent when they feel like it, etc.. are all hallmarks of owning rentals in low income areas.

@Jay Hinrichs - SEC 8 will let anyone live in the house, as long as they are on the lease, report their income, and don’t have any felonies or drug convictions.  

Whatever you choose, though, you will generally get better treatment and terms, and develop a stronger relationship with a lender at a credit union than a bank, because of the cooperative ownership and not-for-profit structure of the former.