Money was something to be budgeted and used to live on with occasional indulgences or escapes from the routine.

Hi Garrett, not positive on your issue with the deduction but i park my Semi truck in my driveway and it occasionally leaks oil on it, this site helped me with removing it.. 

I'm sure we occasionally miss a "good" tenant because of it, but I cannot worry about that.Like Sue, we also do not collect a hold fee, but proceed directly to signing a lease with a successful applicant.  

If college students are going to cram 5 full-sized adults in a 3 bedroom/2 bathroom home you'll get a lot of wear and tear, parking is a pain, noise complaints in a family neighborhood, the occasional kegger, etc.

We take excellent care of the properties and I have no problem telling the tenants that insurance and property taxes (and occasionally maintenance fees) go up every year.

She's now disabled, lives with her disabled son, and occasionally with her bipolar grandson who struggles to keep a job.  

I'd send them a PDF of the contract, they sign it, scan it and email it back, and occasionally send it overnight mail.You can create a contract with signatures on separate copies.  

you will find meets and bounds descriptions occasionally.. but its not common...

And even though my dog is perfectly house trained, she will occasionally get sick, etc.Moral: Pets are pets.  

If you push stuff like this onto a tenant, you are causing yourself far more aggravation and cost in the long run, than just sucking up $200 occasionally.