Allison, I’ve gone back and forth on this in our rentals, and here’s what’s worked best for us:We remove all mounts during turnover unless they’re brand-new, universal, and in the right location.Leaving random mounts creates more issues than it solves, wrong height, wrong VESA pattern, wrong size, or the next tenant wants the TV on a different wall.

All communication must be documented.Tenants who chronically pay late rely on informal communication patterns:“Sorry, I’ll pay tomorrow”“I forgot, sending it now”“I thought I paid”Once you stop that cycle, they adapt quickly.Use only written channels:EmailTenant portalNotice posting (as required by law)No more reminders, negotiations, or chasing.5.

Lesson 2: How Bad Contractors Burn Investors (and How We Try to Be Different)Patterns we see from clients burned by previous contractors:• Big deposits, then silence• Underbidding, then endless change orders• Vague scopes that hide missing itemsCheap bids often become very expensive.How we try to be different:• Build highly detailed scopes upfront• Reduce surprises, instead of burying them• Price honestly—even if that means losing jobs to cheaper bidsCompare scopes, not just price.A low number with missing assumptions is not a deal.

After all he has been fired several times for "patterns of deception" and most of his inner circle quit and called him a pathological liar when he was re-hired.

Patterns show up faster than emotions do.Rising repair costs haven’t hurt us as much because we engineered the operations to reduce the number of unknowns.

Based on your fact pattern, it seems the property wasn't in service (ready and available for rent) until you advertised it in November.

Resetting pattern behaviorTenants who pay under market value often push more boundaries because they feel comfortable asking.It’s your job to set the tone:• Safety issues?

Also I would suggest you to find out what actually rents fast in your area, you may look into rental comps on Zillow or other platforms, also look into vacancy patterns, and speak with local property managers.Good luck!

But looking back, I also see a pattern that will keep sabotaging you if you allow it... blaming someone else, playing victim, and then bringing those habits into the next thing you decide to pursue.

Among the nearly 1,100 closings tracked in October, 68% of deals with price history sold for more than their previous purchase price—a meaningful indicator of value recovery in most asset classes.While macro uncertainties persist—including tariff policy, labor market dynamics, and consumer spending patterns—the overall trajectory for commercial real estate points toward continued recovery.