Nothing confrontational.

Perhaps they are used to living in bad conditions, they assume that they are responsible for the repair but cannot afford it, have been renting from slumlords for so long that this is the norm for them, or they just don't like the confrontational feeling they get when requesting a service call.

I can sell, have before, I can negotiate, have before, confront people, not problem, just wanted to see if the PNs could work too.

they may only want you to visit in order to show the turkey there not paying any rent that the house is for sale thus forcing him to clear the residence thus saving face and avoiding confrontation with the guy.

Just like apartment managers, they are always confronting tenants who are less desirable and cause many headaches.

I don't mean to sound confrontational, but this is a horrible investment and a formula for failure!

I have not yet confronted my contractor/partner about finding this out.  

I was astonished but didn't mention it in person yesterday, I'm not confrontational and he is much bigger than me.

When confronting the squatter, she adamantly expressed that “September did not work for her plans and decided to stay longer”. 

When confronted directly, they never once disputed my unverified claim of illegal drug activity attracting all of the vandalism to their place.There are a lot of creative ways to beat them at their own game.