Thanks for the thoughtful response @Brandon Roof and the humor @Jesse Rivera.It does seem arbitrary, and the only reason I can think of them deciding 5% is because they are implying real estate is a riskier investment option.

Account ClosedIf the lease forbids smoking in the apartment or the common area, that is a different story, but he explicitly said "and one of the occupants is using the hallway to smoke pot" and the title is "to catch a pot smoker," which implies it is the pot, not the smoking.If this is a common area and the lease forbids smoking in a common area, then install a camera and terminate accordingly.BTW I hate smoking of any kind and can't stand the smell.

Fresh deals with leverage of no fiduciary duties...not implying that I screw people over 

Words and definitions are important for you and the Tenant to understand.The problem here is that you charged a "pet cleaning fee" so that implies you are using it to clean up after the pet.

They kind of implied that remodel was a path but the permits $$$$ would be way higher as I understand them.

Then go on E bay and buy all the books and tapes from all the different training guru's that are offered there for 20 to 50 bucks for the students that paid the 10 to 50k for the material never used it and stick it on E bay  read through all that material.. then your local meetups.. at that point you have a foundation of knowledge and can decide which mentor / Training program may be suitable for what you want to do in real estate  Like your for apartments and we know there at half a dozen or so apartment trainers out there ..

I left out this point because it is already implied when all 3 are on one lease agreement (at least in CA).

Former Lifestyles trainer Steve Davis has started this and has some Dallas trainings and meetings periodically.

Asking for someone to be a mentor, implies a responsibility on their part.

The interviewer asked him if he used a personal trainer and why/ why not.