Facebook marketplace has also been good for me, although I’ve heard that others have not been as happy with it (lots of spammers/ flaky people).

@Vicky LiuI didn’t even go through with the deal because their initial conversation was very flaky.

You are holding the flakiness against them while trying to justify doing the exact same thing yourself.

There are a lot of flaky buyers out there even ones that have money.Case in point one this week did not want to give financials so we stopped there.

It seems that good, decent, qualified tenants have the pick of the litter, often flaky and uncommitted when there is so much supply out there. 

Whatever you decide will be best for you - BUT - if you do re-finish the floors....MAKE SURE you do the prep & clean work....after sanding - sweep at least twice.....then tack cloth (you can make them yourself - basically a rag with mineral spirits - VERY easy) - I went over the entire floor twice - I might even suggest three times....it gets the "crap" out of the pores of the wood & lets the wood take the stain much better....and the more coats of poly, the better - but take your time - as they ALL have to dry...MAKE SURE they are dry...

I am in the same boat and completely agree with you in that the rental market does seem to be changing quite a bit in recent times- much more difficult to get good qualified tenants these days and decent tenants seem to have their pick of the litter - often very flaky and uncommitted because there is so much supply out there.Rent price is definitely a key issue but what's the more likely outcome of a significant drop in rent price below market?

The main thing that I would say is they are really reliable, I have had flaky subs and contractors before and it is not fun.

I even offered a discount for the first month rent, and I'm either getting flaky people or scams.

You gotta love those rich grandmas especially with the apple pie and coffee or milk.Then there were those flaky deals with unsecured notes  as used as down payments on some of those hard to sell commercial vacant buildings held together with a wish and a promise.Wonder if we will ever see those days again.