This dynamic is causing a shrinking supply of the most affordable housing solution in America, at a time when the demand for affordability has never been higher.

If it's there, painters have primers they can use to (try to) cover the smell (the primers I know of have a heavy solvent smell for X hours and are not for pet or human occupied dwellings).You could offer two solutions (recommend air fresheners be used if they stay, AND (before move in) offer to let them out of the lease).

Soon to be expanding in the Phoenix, AZ market in Summer of 2020.Look forward to speaking with you.Jay CleggClegg Constructionwww.cleggconstruct.com"Modernizing Places where People Work, Live, & Learn"

Again I thank you for your feedback but anyways... the solution for wanting management fees to be lower is to either 1) question and find out what services and quality you're getting that will justify them or 2) try to find another PM that already has the price point set at what you're looking for.

It is a difficult question, and I agree there is no trick or simple solution to get students renewing.

My gut tells me to pass because he's likely to get difficult when his ego steps in, but I like the challenge of this.Hoping someone can suggest a win-win solution when it's a distressed (& difficult) seller who you've known for over 10 years.

Not the same expected solution though. 

We have been using Evolve for 1.5 years and they were a good solution for getting ramped up quickly.

Wow amazing progress, its incredible how much painting wood grim really modernize the place.

Tax cuts benefit wiped out by govt spending.The only solution they have is to print more money in this bad scenario.