It's always nice to look like the good guy when you're a landlord because it's easier to work with happy tenants rather than bitter tenants.

I just recently started listening to the BP podcasts and haven't been on the forums yet so I really hate that the my discussion on this forum has to be a bitter one, but I've found myself in less than desirable situation as a landlord.  

Next time, also get estoppels with the seller and tenant signatures so you're all on the same page about when rents are due, how much they are, and how much security deposits are owed.Take it as bitter medicine.  

I have tried to deduct some amount from deposit to cover the cleaning fees, but some tenants were bitter about that.

While it would be a bitter pill to swallow if things somehow went sideways and we had to pay, we definitely would to protect our credit and because it’s the right thing to do; thankfully we’re Blessed to be in a financial position that we could do that.

Dave is just bitter because he was a high roller investor who was highly leveraged in the bust of the early 80s and the banks called in his loans.

They call me bitter and angry because I write about the truth, whereas they write and advertise to gain money.

No **** they're a little bitter. 

I fully expect him to whine bitterly that I didn’t remind him to complete the checklist and that I didn’t tell him there were problems.

It’s not always your contractor’s fault and you need to understand this concept.To sum this all up, I used to be a bitter contractor that always cussed working with clients, Architects, Engineers, GC’s, etc.