Should I remind him that I am taking all the risk here and that I am paying cash so this is just for me and my team to be protected.

I would remind her of the rule and ask her to either observe the rule or pay an additional $XX to cover the extra utility cost.

I used to send him multiple reminders to get the bill.

When I was doing it on a larger scale we had an issue with people smoking so we included: "As a reminder, we have a strict non-smoking policy (illegal or legal) and by booking you are subject to a $500 security deposit if this rule is not followed.

@Mike Terry- Good article and reminder that while markets don't repeat themselves they do rhyme.

Remind them that if they were to sell for $225,000 on the MLS they would have to fix the mold and fix the property and have $13,500 in realtor fees and have to pay capital gain taxes on their profit.

That is a great reminder.

This reminds me of back in the day, one of my best friends’ mom use to say stop hanging out with this particular person….

It reminds me of the time the tenants were using a gun to clear the room of c@ck roaches."

They spend their money out of fear and shame, fear and insecurity that in the effort to learn something themselves they will be reminded that they are not the sharpest tool in the shed, shame and vanity that they won't be able to learn it as fast or seemingly with as little effort as if someone taught it to them.I am also pretty sure that most people who sell real estate education are straight-up con artists.