Is this person a hoarder or might they leave a vacant apartment in need of a pricey make-ready?

(Tenants not paying rent, tenants overstaying, paying to get people to leave, etc.)I’ve heard you get a bit more protection (as owner) in a single family than a duplex or apartment building.

I'd hate to leave all that potential equity sitting in the rental.

By leaving your equity in place, you're spending $250k up front to get $14,400/year...and, you don't make a profit until you recover all your costs. 

Cats like to play with mice until they've killed them, and then unless they are starving just leave it as is (given the choice a cat would eat a live animal versus a dead one any day).

Has ceramic tile in kitchen, bathrooms and laundryrooms which I will leave as they all still look fine and have no chips etc.

I will leave it to you to screen him on how much he knows about CA taxes. 

I had originally thought about selling the properties which would leave me around 2 million cash.

You’re leaving money on the table if you try to do pricing on your ownFind a solid cleaner and handyman as they are the lifeblood of your business and will help you with any last-minute requests that you can’t do being far awayUse a Property Management System (PMS) tool like Your Porter to automate messages and run your business more efficientlyGood luck and DM me if you have any further questions!

It may be one I just leave alone!