Disclaimer, My properties are in the very tenant friendly state of Washington, So a bad tenant can ruin your love for real estate.Best of luck.

Call me an idiot, but I promised his mom I would take care of him when she was in her final days of fighting her cancer in 2008.

I can't think of any other reason for that, except they expect that to be difficult = PITA.Maybe not, but in my life experience, you're way better off to deduct the reason is because the tenant is a PITA than some benign reason that equates to the tenant not being a PITA...And to anyone who is tempted to say something like, "Well, maybe the tenant is great, but the seller has cancer or whatever ----- my answer is, really?  

Hi All,After inspecting the attic and talking to the tenants, who were generally very calm about it, I discovered a thin layer of soot from the original sheathing material on most everything in the attic.The main thing that is claimed as ruined is a baby mattress for the crib, which I offered to replace.

They also said that they're not buying us a new microwave, even though they ruined ours with food stains.Please help.

She won settlement in December 2015, but due to all the medical bills and just bills in general she went in debt(ruined her credit which is why she wants to have the application under her son).

We deal with many of the same things mentioned and more, like ruined grass and picking up pet poop.

So they left the a notice to ask to call me back ASAP.She called me back (8/17/16) and said that she got cancer.

First, and foremost, none of the people on this site are toxicologists, however it is common knowledge that the surgeon general says that smoking causes lung cancer. 

Then again, maybe that's the motivation needed to keep them from ruining your property.