Will also suggest that my neighbor drop my tenant a letter (he has been demanding the tenant's contact info, which I have declined to furnish).

If I were going to be looking for another market to invest in (which I am) it wouldn't be anyplace with steadily declining population.

In fact, I declined the first job offer 2 months in because it sounded like a terrible office and I was so happy to be prepared enough to be able to decline crappy jobs.

.* Edit: CNBC - "The 30-stock index also posted its biggest percentage decline since May"...

So if they call your bluff and decline  to remove the pet  what are you going to do.

Thanks for your contribution to the forums...you're the go-to expert for property management.Regarding STR, it's just like any other investment...location and property matter but magnified for STR.It's a little tough to take the article seriously based on the article title and headline on declining occupancy when occupancy is supposed to seasonally decline.

If you compare the value of the Dow to commodities over the past few years, even though the Dow is hitting *highs* in USD, it is steadily declining in value against oil/wheat/gold/silver ... which would indicate that both the dollar and the Dow are overvalued, and using one to evaluate the other is a bit misleading.3.

Obama finally started meeting with small businesses – GE, Chrysler, Citigroup, and GM – to discuss the next stimulus package.6.Hot wheels and matchbox cars are now trading at higher prices than GM's stock.7.You get a pre-declined credit card in the mail.8.Your reality check bounced.9.The stock market indexes have been renamed: the Dow is now the down Jones and the S&P is now the substandard and very poor.10.Webster is keeping its dictionary length constant by adding words that are commonly used, such as twitter, tweet, and Facebook and dropping those no longer needed, such as retirement, pensions, and Social Security.I have to admit, I really laughed at a couple of these!

Not being so, I'd decline if it were me.btw, I kept my first residence for about 18 more years as a rental, after I moved out.

As a wholesaler, if you had a choice, where would you rather be - In a hot market with solid competition or in a slow market in a decline with limited competition?