cause you don't want just anyone out there, and those are the people that get it.  

You should always raise rents at least to inflation rate and never just renew an old lease, so I have never seen this in real life cause an issue for myself or any clients. 

If you can point to actual staff time, marketing expenses, and overhead caused by an early termination, it’s much easier to defend a flat re-letting fee even if the unit gets re-rented quickly.When tenants disappear or simply stop paying, the bigger issue is whether chasing them through the courts is worth the time and money.

Wanted to run a scenario that just occurred between my investor friend and my property manager.Problem: Hot water heater developed an internal leak that caused the breaker to keep flipping.

So if visitation was down 700k what was the cause for this? 

At times it is painful to tell a tenant they are facing eviction but emotion will cause you more problems than you can imagine.

.* The Complexity: The tenant has historically denied the behavior and has pre-emptively claimed "harassment" and "retaliation"My Goal:I am planning to issue a 60-day "No-Cause" Notice to Quit to regain possession for my family’s quiet enjoyment.

When you trace these situations backward, the root cause is rarely the property itself.

As for the gift I never did it on renewal but on a few occasions like when there was an annoying plumbing issue or contractor caused unnecessary inconvenience I have given $100 gift card to Home Depot or Lowes as a way to show my appreciation and figuring it would likely end up spent on house something anyway. 

At times it is painful to tell a tenant they are facing eviction but emotion will cause you more problems than you can imagine.