I would have either discussed it with the tenant and followed up with a certified letter, or just send a certified letter explaining that it was excepted this time but will not be accepted in the future and reminding them of terms.  

Please excuse me for awhile, now that I've been reminded again, I need to go kick myself some more!  

I had to remind him that it might be his home, but it was my property, and my husband and contractor and I were going in.

So far, all my rent houses are the same interior color so I always have spare paint on hand for touch ups.Look into kwikset smartkey locks for easy re-keying between tenants.One thing I have to remind myself is that I am not going to live there so I can scale down its finish out somewhat.... you do need to stay consistent with or slightly above your neighborhood in my opinion.

Networking: The podcast reminds me to keep my past acquaintances active in my current life.

He'll see me soon enough, he can get it then...All this peer pressure reminds me of something....can't figure out what.  

Many property managers send out reminder notices of impending deadline a month in advance, small landlords might give a courtesy call directly to their tenants, but either way start showing the places right after that date so you don't risk going without a tenant and they understand you are serious.  

Having taken massive action wholesaling in the last two months I'm reminded of the flywheel principle.

This really reminds me of the buy here pay here car lots.

If the unit is in a good condition, keep showing the unit.Keep in touch with him to make sure he moves out in time AND remind him to keep it in a good condition or clean up.