I have a tenant who is rude, disrespectful and generally unpleasant/difficult to deal with. Their attitude seems to be that they are doing me a favour by renting my property eg does not return calls, does not keep their word, pays rent late not because they can't afford it (very high income professional) but simply because it is at the bottom of their priority list, and just generally very condescending and snarky tone. There hasn't been anything major enough to trigger an eviction but its become a constant source of stress. Lease is coming up for renewal and I'm wondering whether I can put up with this. Would you?
The rental market in the area has really slowed down the past few months (Perth city) and winter is generally slow anyway, so it would very likely mean heavily reduced rent and a period of vacancy. Enlisting a property manager is an option I'm considering, though I've been doing fine managing my other properties for the past few years.
I'm interested to know what other self-managers would do with difficult tenants, whether you put up with the BS as long as the money comes in or if you would cut your losses and kick them to the curb?
The rental market in the area has really slowed down the past few months (Perth city) and winter is generally slow anyway, so it would very likely mean heavily reduced rent and a period of vacancy. Enlisting a property manager is an option I'm considering, though I've been doing fine managing my other properties for the past few years.
I'm interested to know what other self-managers would do with difficult tenants, whether you put up with the BS as long as the money comes in or if you would cut your losses and kick them to the curb?