I am thinking of improving some of the landscaping at my rentals, and this gave me food for thought :)We are planning to take out two apple trees in my yard and will replace them with two more apple and two cherry trees.

The tenant trashed the place, smoked in it, left rotten food, holes in the wall, broken doors, and the list goes on.  

I don’t have 7000 doors so take this with a grain of salt. 

The collection company decided to pursue a civil action in court to get a judgment that they could then tap her bank account with.The judge called him a "despicable person" and said there was no way he was granting a judgment against an elderly person with ailing health.They no longer pursue civil judgments against similar tenants.I share this not to try to make you feel bad, but to let you know, even with the law on your side there could be obstacles in actually pursuing this.Take it with a grain of salt as I am sure other judges would have ruled other ways.  

Nick, I’m also new to real estate investing so please take my opinion with a grain of salt.

Good points, but I always read these, clickbait titles if you will, with a grain of salt. 

If the expense was significant and you had a history of over allocating it to one property rather than others and then sold it later (with passive loss carryovers being released) I suppose that might an issue but that's just food for thought. 

I'm unfamiliar with the Kansas City market so take everything I say with a grain of salt.

They both worked in food service and made about $45,000 a year.

GMO foods are destroying the health of our nation.