I believe spaying/neutering is required to get a dog a service license.So am I nuts?

But, there is nothing stopping anyone from building a relationship with their tenants, and that can bear fruit too.

Bought a multi-family in May and the neighbor is a nut job.Has an endless list of complaints, some valid and some not.He called the property code inspector two weeks after closing, and I have a laundry list of repairs that I now need to (financially) prioritize over renovating and renting out the interior.The violations are about half resolved…then today my tenant notified me that city lead abatement folks were at the property.I feel like every time I turn around he’s going to be calling in trying to get the property cited, and I can’t let my guard down.

They love dog food and the fruit tree is good source of food also.Tell tenants not to leave any dog food outside..  

Maybe offer a fruit bowl in the kitchen they are welcome to share.

When I questioned her about the kind of noise, it was just him walking around that drove her nuts. 

You can think and make decisions for yourself and he knows that, and he doesn't mind either, unless your thought process is nuts and your wasting his time.Maybe just look straight at him and say "Really?

It can be years of nothing but the easy life collecting rents, no turnover, sipping rum fruit drinks with bamboo umbrellas on tropical islands.... and then BAM!

I’ve got a couple tenants who are driving me absolutely nuts at the moment.

As soon as they folks realize you are going to withhold some or all of their deposit, they are going to go nuts.