That's why we decided to have tenants pay for damages...the response has been that they are not planning on damaging their house...and even though they are renting, they are taking "emotional ownership"....We listed it 10% below market, but requesting that they pay for damages, not wear and tear...it has worked very well for us...I hope you put it to the test...we are also local and are self managing and have put in our lease agreement that we will be planning on coming by and inspecting the property and let them know that we don't care if their living space is cluttered with clothes, etc....just checking for damages....if you still plan on using a property manager, most managers will charge about $100 per visit, which can cut into margins, but in my opinion, it should be less than paying for damages. ...I hope this helps...let me know how it goes.

While the expected lower interest rates by the Federal Reserve are likely to weaken the US dollar and put downward pressure on Treasury yields.

I have seen sellers take less money to sell to someone they get emotionally involved with. 

As long as China keeps going I think they keep going but there is signs of this weakening. that's my take on it.

I hope that you have a great rest of your Sunday and WAY TO GO for doing research BEFORE you let your emotions make the decision. 

Although Thor's lightning can illuminate any area, he is prone to emotional outbursts.

The only thing that has changed is politicians/pundits are gaining wealth and power by manipulating emotions.

I can FSBO a house in weeks to an emotional owner-occ vs a savvy investor buyer. 

I know a loss of $18K+ is hard to recover from and the emotional wounds are real and also hard to mend.

It was a tough decision as I have emotional attachment to it, and just really like the area.