BUT, my business was built on being kind to tenants, and fair to owners.

•Tenants demand prompt, high-quality service and without caring about cost •Vendors seek to earn as much compensation for their work as possible.Balancing these needs requires thoughtful stewardship, strong communication, and a commitment to fairness.

A few of my investors charge a point or two for an extension, every 6 months = 1 point seems fair.

Ask them what is a fair rent rate to go up to. 

There are still people who are either young or fairly unsophisticated with money and choose to not use credit.

From what I see all the people answering to me here (and there are so many) are just coming against and refusing to agree with my simple statement: "a landlord is not above the law or norms by its personal choice or presumed capability to judge what he don't know" or as well "a landlord cannot deny or miscarriage a service to a stranger without a known valid reason and at the same time pretend to be operating professionally or loyally to the moral"Basically I'm telling if you are not able to do your business correctly it would be better to find someone else than you, mainly when your ideas about "squatter" or fair treatment are coming from ignorance or completely invented. 

Your neighbor s as Sean mentioned, have a lower tax bill likely due to the fact that they live there and there are laws that prohibit the tax assessor from raising the property values more than 3% per year when it's your primary residence okay, it's also fairly common for your tax bill to significantly increase in the tax year after you purchase it.

Stick with what works for youWhat would you say is fair?

When we miss, even a little, we don't mind being held accountable, fairly.  

If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that policies are enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff.6.