When I confronted the applicant about the incorrect reference information, she quickly followed up with revised contacts who responded immediately and offered glowing feedback — which felt orchestrated.When she arrived for the home tour, she brought a young child and revealed she actually had four children under six years old, contradicting her earlier statement of having only one.

We haven't known "hardship" in 75 years and have had the comfort of oceans insulating us from the troubles most of the rest of the world confronts regularly.

In the meantime, document everything and avoid direct confrontations.

Schedule a Meeting – Sit down with your tenant in a friendly, non-confrontational setting.4.

I've confronted her repeatedly, she stops, and two weeks later it begins again.

Just a none confrontational coffee meeting, "how's your family", what do you need from me so you can pay rent on time??  

Don't be confrontational about it, but let the tenant know that this is something that has to be done and you still want to work things out with them as much as possible.

A lot of suggestions here are very confrontational.

Best, but expensive and can still be defeated.5) Cameras & alarms - sorry, we're not paid enough to confront a thief in the middle of the night!

Either way confront it and document everything