You approach their kids and are accused of tampering with the old folks....I see 2 options: Either get even closer with them - in a genuine way, don't just do it out of greed (IMO) or just go straight business mode and approach them with a generous offer based on them moving when THEY feel ready to move....You stand the risk of irritating someone no matter what you do, but on the other hand, the only way to get a great deal sometimes is to walk out on that limb and jump....

Also, it's not uncommon for tenants to complain about things only after they run into difficulties themselves, e.g. being delinquent or late on rent, as  way to somehow "justify" or balance out their transgressions.As irritating as it is the way  they chose to complain, you have to consider their complaints to determine if they are legitimate or just overblown and unreasonable.

It’s certainly irritating, but one of those things that’s simply not worth dwelling on.

At first it started with simple irritation on the siblings and mother siblings part, but it’s only escalated from there.

You put some box on it to prevent turn-off, tenant shuts off a circuit breaker that feeds that system electricity.Tenant + irrigation = Landlord + irritation :)

It kind of irritated me further because they told me they cover the first six months of maintenance (not something they put in writing but just a nice gesture they make).

., what you write is irritating, but I'd actually be irritated with your electrician.

Since most, nowadays, want you to pay them for coaching / counseling, most likely you'd be considered their sponsor rather than mentee.It irritates me when people over use the word 'mentor' especially when they should be called a coach / sponsor or counselor.

If he doesn't pay it will come out of his deposit.My mistake was: Engaging in the show down, making the comment about his car as it is irrelevant to the contract and showing that I was irritated, which was his goal.

But the idiocy of some tenants can be quite irritating.