In a market where buyers a bountiful, sellers have too many other options to consider, before accepting an offer from someone trying to assume their loan. 2) Anyone who has owned their home for 3+ years is sitting on a substantial amount of gained equity from appreciation.

I accepted a prospective tenant's lease and deposit after doing due diligence.

You'll receive rental offers when a nearby policyholder requires a temporary home, with the freedom to accept or decline them.

We can “split hairs” on this topic, but let’s just accept that our different experiences have produced a somewhat differing view.  

What started out with 2 honest and trustworthy professionals ended with both accepting negotiated prison sentences. 

If money in the pocket is not really the interest, then 100% seller financing may be acceptable to Seller; but maybe not if Seller wants money in the pocket.

If they prove to be loyal I will give them a lower percentage for being loyal, but not accepting an "I will work with you forever" deal with no proof of concept or relationship.

So based on this, the tenant is allowed to take a shot at fixing the door jambs any way they feel is acceptable, and if it is not to my liking upon their exit, I can then hire someone to remedy the situation and fix it to my liking.what is this nonsense? 

With another one of my section 8 tenants, the accountant ACCEPTED the rent which delayed the eviction. 

@Irene Morgovsky what you are experiencing is that rents do NOT increase linearly with property values.Or look at it another way, the pool of renters that can afford higher & higher rents, shrinks faster than a corresponding pool of buyers.You could look into making it a short-term rental to try to improve rental income, but:1) Is it allowed in that area2) STR rates are coming downYou may have to accept "negative income" or sell.