Is the point of the exercise the hypothetical, or are we actually talking about a $100k property?

The best financial strategy for you is similar to the best exercise plan you can take.....it’s the one you can do consistently.

She’s the sweetest most gentle dog.

(For simplicity For this exercise let’s just assume 0 for tax, insurance and other expenses).

Politely deny their request and if they keep giving you a hard time, tell them they have an early lease termination fee in their lease and can choose to exercise it if they wish (assuming you have one).

nope...One last thing, working with first-time investors is an exercise in futility.  

I know the BEST answer is hiring it out, but margins are slim and I need the exercise hehe. 

I'm sure many have huge restrictions and regulations on landlords as many are former/current Communist countries.My analysis after this interesting exercise is as always...Real Estate is hyper local.   

People are very gentle on the properties, they typically arent doing any cooking or using appliances it or anything like that, but we definitely still have Cap ex, and that’s one of them.  

If the guarantee never had to be exercised then the TK company pocketed the extra money.