Assuming 6 fixtures in a 2br/1ba apt, $216 more to be sure bulbs/globes/etc don't go missing, fixture doesn't get melted from tenant putting a huge bulb in, not having to take complaints that the bulbs keep burning out, and overall piece of mind.

Landlords hate complaints from neighbors.

Or do this simultaneously with the sales to cover carrying costs.Have you googled the agent, checked the board of realtors, real estate licensing division to see if he has complaints?

Virtually eliminates Oregon’s no-cause eviction law;Imposes possible rent control Requires all fixed-term tenancies to continue indefinitely, solely at the discretion of the tenant;Requires landlords to pay for evicted tenants to move; andAllows tenants one year to file a complaint for any violation of the bill with 3-months rent + damages due to the tenant.If you live in Oregon, this is worth looking over.  

That being said Im never trying to pay these criminals more money.

Further, note should be made of the NUMEROUS complaints filed against them!

Thought this was a good read from CRAIN'S A Glenview lawyer sued Zillow, alleging that the real estate site's relatively modest estimate of her home's value has created a "roadblock" to selling at what she thinks it's worth.Zillow's estimate, known by the trade name "Zestimate," is "effectively a sloppy computer-driven appraisal" of the value of her home, Barbara Andersen says in a complaint suit she filed late last week in Cook County Circuit Court.

I have a tenant interested in my property and meets all requirements but he does have a criminal background.

Once you are able to train them to your system they're gold, or at least mine have been(minus the small nagging complaints) One of the things I did before I purchased my property was interviewed my tenants.

I just don't want my rental property to be a cover for criminal activity.