[RickJWagner]

I had a friend that bought a second house as a rental.

One day he described what happened when his renter left. They had money troubles, so they quit paying bills (including the rent). When they were evicted, he found that they had been throwing their garbage down the stairs into the basement so they didn't have to pay the trash service. The stench was unbearable, and the mess horrendous.

It is not easy money to be a landlord, I figured.