They should be viewed under the same microscope, and given the same opportunity, as anyone else.In fact, what makes them BETTER tenants is that they are susceptible to an 'unannounced' home inspection at any time by housing inspectors; and if it is deemed that they are not taking care of your home, housing will issue a stern warning and (if they don't clean-up their act) remove them from the program; in which they can't afford to happen.I have 17 section 8 tenants with an average of 7 years on lease and counting; also, the Veterans Administration has a similar program called 'VA-SH' that you definitely want to consider as well.Thank you !!!!!

i use cash for my purchases and quitting drinking has helped me to quit smoking, that just saves tons of money... drink and smoke costs a minimum of 600 per month for me.working out and shopping to eat/cook at home helps... the workouts take at least 1hr and youll want rest at some pt after. cooking and eating at home saves me about 500 month.this topic has made me calculate the money saved, something i didnt consider. i started to clean up my act mostly for my health, now i see its helped me save a few dollars also.through all that i know i am still snobbish when it comes to certain things and will pay premiums for higher quality products.

But again I doubt renters are going to clean up the mess in the fall or prune them.

It makes everything so much simpler, raising rent, telling them to clean up garden, evictions, etc.

You need to get an electrician or telecommunications person out for an hour or two to remove what's no longer needed and clean up what's there.

I feel like it is my duty to clean up some of the information in this thread.  

Letting them stay with the rent increase allows you to build depleted funds and stablize your situation.

Then disappearing without a trace leaving you with the cleanup bill.

Food for thought, as I mentioned I worked for the FDIC as a contractor during the recession clean up and recently I was approached by a contracting group since the FDIC is getting their roster of qualified contractors ready again.

He can absolutely leave a very disgusting mess if I don't clean up after him, feces and skin he sheds.