I would mention that I had the letters and see if he wanted them.I have offered or returned items in the past most folks are surprised only ran across one nut who had rented a place 30 plus years before from a couple we got it from.They had stored a lot of stuff in the attic I was warned she would be a problem and to keep what I wanted and trash the rest but I insisted on returning the stuff so I called and I hauled the boxes and luggage to her  She started with calling me a thief,actually called the cops in the small town saying I robbed her That I kept antiques coins other junk(cop got a kick out of it and said I shouldn't have gave her anything back)her husband said that they had forgotten about the junk  She told people in the area I was a crook for awhile  lol Later she went to realtor school and offered to help me find property

In 30 years at 2% inflation that becomes over $10,000 at about $350 per year.If you are going to be surprised let it be that you actually have some money left over.Good LuckBill

At first, I thought VRBO would be the way to go but a quick search surprisingly did not turn up anything appropriate.

I'm surprised your cap rates are so low for your single family. 

From the get go I wanted to be upfront so that there were no surprises for anyone.

What I'm always surprised at is how people are more than willing to pay $100's of thousands of dollars for impractical book learning, that many never use, but are unwilling to spend anything on the actual working knowledge that can only come from experience.Before anyone gets offended that spent a lifetime in school.

It's surprising me just how quickly my mindset keeps changing as I absorb the information here as well as from other sources. 

One of our nieces who’s father died at age 38 recently graduated from a top business college, so we were happy to be able to surprise her with a trip to California.

you'd be surprised what convictions or cease and desist orders various people have had put against them. 

Sounds a bit like a waste.30K sounds like a little more than cosmetic too, are you sure there aren't any more surprises hidden in there for you???