So the quick version of this is:My mom moved from the area (sf bay area to so-cal) and kept her house here. I am the "property manager" for the time being.We did as much as we could to get the place rent ready in the ...

On top of that you can't even guarantee your new tenant will stay long enough at that $50/mo increase to payoff your unnecessary $4,000 turnover cost. 

You just have to learn to triage and prioritize his calls so that the unimportant/unnecessary ones don’t bother you. 

From your experience, are notary witnesses beneficial or unnecessary?

I haven't had a car payment in years and have paid off all of my debts as of two months ago (outside of rental mortgage) and its UNREAL how much extra money you will have coming in when you get rid of unnecessary payments.  

Sure, I may lose out on 8% on rent, but that is worth the piece of mind. 8% plus all of the ridiculously expensive and often unnecessary repairs.  

Good landlords do not take unnecessary risks.

People need to be more flexible in their means of evaluation and stop sticking strictly to those ridiculous rules imposed on everyone by the credit companies.

I am intimately familiar with his/her history and with the functional limitations imposed by his/her disability.

If you remove them for an unnecessary reason such as noise complaints, you could face legal troubles with the ADA.Talk with the handler and voice your concerns in a respectful manner.