I would not play nice.

I guess I blame the game but not the players..

I’d love more time to work on my golf game!

Pay to play. 

Of course my kid wouldn't steal from me... the tenant is playing dumb..."

Anybody else playing this sandbox?

Offer a move in special- reduce the security deposit and increase rents by $25-$50 a month, allow pets with pet rentMost people have problems coming up with sec dep + rent at same time in this price range- Also think about a lease to own for 6 months or an owner finance- those will def work and get you out of the rental game and into the mortgage wrap/note game.... much more lucrative, less headaches and easier to closePM me if you have more questions. 

Length of the primary lease term, level of lease guarantee, location, quality of tenant (national,regional,local) plays a part.There are many different types of lender (local,regional,national banks, insurance companies, CMBS, conduit, credit unions, private family office lenders,etc.) each has their own criteria within the space to do a loan on a property.It would take me many hours to write a response explaining all the variances.When people become my clients I already have the retail commercial attorneys, capital markets lenders, on and off market database of properties,etc. 

@Victoria CrumpIn my opinion the name of the game is "Follow the Billionaires".

It is not a fast play, but it adds up if you do enough deals.