The tenant is ideal in every other respect - good references, long term stable high-level employment with a large national company, income equal to 7x rent, no excessive debt, excellent credit, no red flags, etc. - and he has said he clips the dogs nails every month to minimize any damage to any place he is staying.

The quote was secured through Agent #1, who I hold infinite respect for.

The quote was secured through Agent #1, who I hold infinite respect for.

She is respectful and has never caused any problems.

We do that with a lot of respect to the current tenants and their space ‘ belongings, but it’s part of renting vs owning... we are in MN - not sure if some states may have limitations around that, but not here.Good luck!

How can I say this in a way that shows respect for her and her profession?

I guess basically my question is... as long as I follow general protocol and my process is respectful and reasonable, I should be fine right?

Make sure to get quotes from LICENSED and INSURED contractors, preferably ones that will warranty their work, too.As stated above, you'll want to make sure to get a few quotes, but be respectful of the GC's time as they won't like to be on-site quoting a property with another GC doing the same there who they're bidding against.Make sure you get connected with a contractor who is familiar with the REI community and may already have vendor connections - paying full retail is never ideal.As far as junk services are concerned - easy enough to google search and they should be able to come to you and will charge per the truck load/sq footage.

I want to start by saying I purchased a 4 family during the pandemic.The tenants were paying around $450 for two apartments I would normally rent for $800-900 and $650 for an apartment I would normally rent from $1100-1200 so I added a contingency in the purchase agreement that the tenants must agree to a rent increase to $600 and $800 respectively but as you can see this is still quite a bit under the market price.I don’t want to seem insensitive or anything and they are all good tenants but I am losing money on this property all the while making a ton of improvements to it.Thanks for the advice in advance!

I know here, if you do that they will usually announce that someone has a special interest before it's read or let you stand up and say you have a special interest and most of the time everyone respects that and no one will bid against you.