Just to make sure we have all of our bases covered, we've also sent a certified lease termination notice effective for her scheduled move out date just in case for some reason her lease falls through we won't be delayed any longer.  

These blinds hold up better, are easier to repair and clean, and I think look nicer than mini blinds.

We cleaned up the property while living there and made some improvements What was the outcome?

Many landlords are very concerned over the effect of the new Oregon law; 608.     

Many owners of these types of properties are accidental landlords who ended up putting in tenants during the downturn because they were underwater and now want to sell but they do not understand or refuse to understand that the tenant being in there negatively effects their value.

You the landlord is only responsible for providing a safe and comfortable living environment, clean water and heat to your tenant.  

Will the Rehab that you have effectively done make up for a market correction thus allowing you to pull equity from the property to properly Repeat the process or do you just have to wait for the market to bounce back before you can refinance?

@Andrew Schrader - If renting a house for $1,000 or house hacking a duplex with an effective rent of $200 were my ONLY options, I would buy the duplex. 

We signed a new one year lease that went into effect 90 days later.

(This has the nice effect of making them feel like they are one of the favorites, regardless of the whether they are or are not.)3.