Plan to leave tenant alone and not upset the balance as new owner.

In your research, you may realize that you have the right one for you, or better yet, are prepared to leave in March when your contract ends

Vengefully rip out the said foliage so this can't happen againAll that being said, tenant is leaving in several months.

Hey Randy, i just got a triplex (zoned for fourplex) under contract that i might not be able to take on myself, due to leaving to europe for two months in two weeks - it could be a homerun deal, fully occupied, under market rents (still 8cap as is!) 

This would leave me making around $300/month over my mortgage.

Ideally, by the time we're in our mid 40's, it would be nice if she could switch to a part time/casual type of work schedule and I could leave my full time job and concentrate on maintaining our real estate portfolio full time, and we could both have more time to spend with our 5 kids and eventual grandchildren.My wife and I talk about saving a lump sum to put down on our first rental, but after spending 15 months saving and paying off debt, I am ready to start investing! 

If it is the latter, I would use your VA Loan, live in it for a few years and rent it out when you leave.

But for now, I'm tempted to just leave it as a long term rental. 

If they do pay, I believe they would then be considered month to month tenants and you give them the required notice to leave based on state law (probably 30 days).

If they have a better fridge, tell them they can put their fridge in, but it stays when they leave.