I think this is why tenant screening is SO important.As someone else mentioned above, no one cares like we care and therefore that means we must take total responsibilities for our properties.I forget the guest on BP, but he did offer gift cards for children who got straight a's or gift cards for birthdays or special holidays, that I do feel is a great idea, because it shows your tenant they are more than just a $$ in your eyes

People want to skip kindergarten and go straight for the doctorate degree.

If you are looking at a straight up STR, I'd be careful and make sure you look at the proposals that are out there with STR's.

Use the money from the rent to cover your mortgage or a large portion of your mortgage.This is a straight forward process.

@Enrique KratzI believe the difference is and investment if purely that straight by the numbers. 

A lot of the times they even just straight rip off the marketing material and send over the exact Offering Memorandum from a listing broker and just remove any mention of the brokerage.

Part of the problem is that it was originally a FSBO who kept in on the market for 2 years straight. 

What does that mean and why not just a straight split? 

If the goal is straight appreciation and its in a great location, then maybe you keep it.

Sometimes the straight story is not pretty to hear but buying a rental now is not a good plan with your information provided.