Even though they owed me rent, I wouldn't have sold anything that was important to them (eg family heirloom) just to get the money I was owed. 

If you throw the bed out they'll claim it was a priceless family heirloom and the mattress was stuffed with cash.  

The best BBQ joint in greater Atlanta stands to win the most from the move (Heirloom BBQ).

Similar to @William Hochstedler in-laws, this property was also located in rural West Virginia (Greenbrier County) and was something of a family heirloom.

(ok if you're vegetarian insert 1000 year old heirloom seeds planted in some amazing soil or something and forget the hunting analogy).

To be clear: The ultimate downside risk is that the tenant comes back and sues you for her $20,000 worth of jewelry and $10,000 worth of heirloom china that she claims she left behind.

Recently added a bathroom and closet to a rental property - work was mediocre (largely due to GC subcontracting out to someone shady) but everything got done and works - tenants move in this weekend.Here's the dilemma, I (stupidly) Ieft a family heirloom quilt hand-made by my great -grandmother draped on a chair in the living room and the workers decided to use it to clean up waste in bathroom install.

The guy then had the balls to ask for a few plants planted in the back yard and some crappy stone that was lining the garden that was his wife's grandmothers (we all know about landscaping stones as priceless family heirlooms!)

The downside risk here is what if someone breaks in to the house and steals their $25,000 heirloom dining set, or the house burns down and they lose everything they own before the lease even starts?

You could be buying a family heirloom first, an investment property second.