[fintstone]

I have 6 rental houses and have only had a couple of bad renters over the years. One lived in the home about 12 years and would pay really good for awhile and then miss a few payments. I should have kicked them out, but felt sorry for them...and was convinced that they took very good care of the house. After about 11 years, they just stopped paying. Eventually, after months of excuses, I evicted them. It cost me about $24k to fix everything as they had just let a couple of small water leaks go unreported...probably because they did not want to deal with me since they owed me money. Had to replace all carpet, hardwoods, and some of the framing that had rotted.

Currently, I have a tenant that constantly begs me to upgrade the house. First they wanted new appliances in the kitchen. After about a year of this, the appliances started/kept breaking. Eventually the nickle and dime stuff was killing me, so I replaced them all (nice stainless). Now they keep asking for new cabinets and countertops. The ones they have look pretty darned nice still. I cannot understand a renter expecting you to upgrade the house after they rent it. If it were not up to their standards, why rent it in the first place..much less renew the lease?