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So, your tenant made it through the screening process and moved in.

What kind of dumb things are they saying now?

Petty requests?

Requests to remodel?

Requests for upgraded appliances?

Whining about the internet...

I thought I would throw out a topic for discussion....Tell me about the process that you go through to screen tenants.