Then there's the other practical implication of trying to get the person who broke the dishwasher, dryer, etc. to fess up.

This passive strategy (when you buy enough properties) can allow you to find freedom from your 9-5 so you can get your hair done at noon on a Wednesday…because you can.Or do you want you want to get in the nitty gritty and find deals and be like the HGTV shows and flip or hold- this is more active investing. 

Washer and dryers now of days for cheap, run the price to the sky.

A single mom who cuts hair.

It was actually under a metal catchpan that the washer and dryer sat in.  

Onsite parking and in-unit washer/dryer as well as being pet friendly will make your listing very attractive.

@Steve TranI am not in Texas, but I do not provide washer and dryer.

Then there's the shedding and hair balls.  

However sometimes getting a buyer to switch lenders is met with a lot of resistance so I offer to pay for both appraisals, a longer financing contingency period, I threw in a washer/dryer and let them choose the closing attorney (again, thanks to J Scott tips).

Well, there's always Bitcoin :D.Seriously though - as much as I hate the hair-brained and pandering policies Seattle City Council and other similar governing bodies, I think we as landlords tend to blow the eviction thing out of proportion.