It would have to include a reason that is "for cause," so I'm wondering if the landlord is yanking your chain about being able to get rid of the tenant.  

If is for this reason we typically rent month-to-month to our foreign students {it is also typically their preference}.With our Chinese students in particular, we have found that meeting their obligations (i.e. paying their rent on time) has a large honour factor behind it and many would go without 3-meals/day before they would fail to pay rent.To put it in context, if our Canadian students - or our native born rental population in general - were as dependable as our foreign students, we would almost never have an eviction.

It isn't worth the hassle and obviously they are bottom of the food chain when rating quality of tenants.

I raised the rents within a few months and because the 3 tenants have been in place the inside renovations have been done piece meal and that has been a good thing and an easy first buy.   

This 3BR house has only been vacant ten days and a lady looked at it and said she will sign the lease if A-- we paint the kitchen a different color, and B-- if we let her put up a chain link fence around the back yard at her own expense.How does this sound to you guys?

Having only the oven go out is less of an inconvenience because entire meals can still be made on a stove top.I would give your tenant a credit, but it should be an "inconvenience" credit.  

I think they are doing the right thing.I also think that someone who is moving up the food chain like that will be a better guardian of my property, than the aforementioned 45 year old man who is still renting.We had a young couple last month, viewed a couple of our properties, liked one in particular, but my wife told them straight - they need to buy a house, we can recommend a realtor and mortgage specialist.

For instance, legal description, tax assessor's number, etc.The clerk should be able to steer you to the files where you can see chain of ownership and if any liens or restrictions or easements, etc., are attached to the property.  

Since you are chaining your purchases under the BRRR model, do you worry that a downturn in the market would put your rentals in the red?

What I more meant was, compared to the abject misery of living in Southeast LA without a/c, I would literally only eat one 25 cent ramen meal a day if it meant I could afford a/c.It's really that bad.