Before and after photos we took recently of what had been a clean, new stove compared with the same stove covered in grease, with broken knobs and petrified baked potatoes in the broiler after they moved out, can hardly be argued as "clean, sanitary and free of garbage".

This area is not an area of appreciation, so we can't figure on that.I mentioned to my wife the idea of moving in to the house (after a 3 month renovation) due to it being in a better location and to my surprise, she was tentatively on board (with about an extra 5k of upgrades of course (new walk in shower, open lower level floor plan, some flooring, etc).What makes the most financial sense and why?

spent a lot of time thinking about this and came up with a few ideas..[ ] 100 stamps[ ] Upgrade a fixture in the house[ ] Paint one room of the house, any color but black. [ ] One time 10% percent rent reduction[ ] Babysitting (you have to make all arrangements, up to $35)[ ] 4 Movie tickets[ ] $30 Amazon gift card[ ] A box of mail order item like "nuts/baklava/oranges/etc"[ ] 1 Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory[ ] House cleaning coupon ~ $50

When I found out about all of this I called the police and told them that these people had broken into the property and were trespassing and I figured that the cops would remove them.

Oscar Martinez you can upgrade to pro status her and get more alerts.

Seems like they do a lot of the leg work for you and he sends out a newsletter often that lists new properties as well as current cash flows and what upgrades it may need or may not need. 

Debts are broken down by priority.

Some tenants can't pay on time and I have broken the payment into twice monthly payments.

With billions of dollars being invested into the Oil Upgraders, from now till 2020, there is alot of prospect in Alberta.

When that spirit is broken, good deals will abound and the people who have to get rid of their properties will do so under more realistic (aka desperate) terms.