I have found in all my years of research on various businesses, that motivation has it's place, but not until you have the meat and potatoes down so you have somewhere to utilize it!

In all fairness to K MArie Poe great post writer on the original thread.the original couple that went ga ga over the shower head ended up having to break their lease after 10 months they could no longer afford the rent. they did provide fair warning and did their best to clean up the apartment.and were understanding when I did not return their security deposit.Moreover, they were never a day late with their rent.they left the place rather stinky due to a rotten potato in the cabinet which went unnoticedand I spent 3 weeks cleaning the place to get rid of the stinky weed and cigarette smell.the other first tenant was a nightmarehe paid on time and was clean but did he complain about every single little thing.since those renters moved outI have had no problems from the subsequent tenantsThe difference was that the second tenants moved into a place withall the appliances in place. including dishwasherOverall I think I will always strive to offer more for the same dime. whenever possible.fyiand the no vacancy piece I think is a testament to the business model

Lol learning by osmosis!

I was looking at bringing rent up quickly as gravy on the potatoes.

Wouldn't want to get stuck holding a hot potato if they said no.

Everyone wants to pass the hot potato but nobody wants to catch it.No legal advice given.  

You put down a tarp to catch little pieces,don a rainsuit and respirator and use a potato fork or roofing spade and they roll right off. 

The person who told you they were an underwriter, likely a processor or underwriting assistant, didn't think about that next step.The "meat and potatoes" of the two forms are the same.

The delta between a Mexican CD and a USD CD is called risk premium, which is also why the person with a FICO score of potato pays more interest to borrow money than the person witha  FICO of 800. 

I'd drop that hot potato into some timeshare relief agency's lap if I were you.And let's keep this place free of politics, shall we?