You can always put the old lock and keys in a ziplock bag and put it on a different unit.

We have strict standards on the linens, mattresses, etc. that are used in our listings, avoid the max beds and heads strategy, and always make the beds unlike our competition that just drops a bag of linens, because the data shows that people will pay for that convenience.

You can debate all day about whether it is your agent's duty or yours, but if you sense that the agent is not doing a good job, it will be YOU left holding the bag with a bad tenant and the costs associated with that - not the agent. 

I get the filtration/softener serviced 3x a year because I am lazy, and a little old for the 40# bags of salt; we have the septic system pumped every 4-5 years.

I had a showing lined up and he tells me 15 minutes before that he saw a plastic bag on the sidewalk with a white substance in it.

Money Bags.

There are many things you cannot put in a garbage disposer, anyway, and most tenants, including myself, put garbage in plastic bags and throw it in the trash.The less you own the less you have to maintain.

Not bagging on the small business out here but you need a company that is reliable and will show up EVERY time and deliver CONSISTENT service.2.)

We had a ton of small flies in our house and found a bag of potatoes made their way to the back of the pantry and were the source once we removed then problem went away.  

I was online today asking about "safe" areas and I got a very mixed bag of commentary.