When people have never owned a darn thing their entire lives, they never learn the value of taking care of anything. All the blood, sweat and tears, MONEY and investment required for a house especially and then some scumbag comes in & treats it like their campground or something! That really bothers me to no end! I truly understand your turmoil and I do hope your new tenants are respectful people. If not, evict the Mofo's and move in a heard of elephants....Couldn't be any worse,,,,from the sounds of it!

Hun, I'm a homeowner too...I wish those people that didn't understand our plight, would just pick up a book and pitch in with at least the work required when we have to fix it up!

ABT