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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it lies also on the price point - if you rent from slumlords you may have that type of experience. I rented 10 years in DC, upper NW, paid market price, always had nice landlords who took care of their rentals and treated their renters (us) nicely[/quote]

I disagree with PP -- there are slumlords at every price point.  A few years ago I rented a large two-level condo (sale price would have been around 525K; rent was 2400) in NoVA.  Landlord had zero interest in upkeep; the carpets looked like someone had died on them and we arranged for most repairs ourselves (withheld cost from rent after emailing landlord).  Halfway through the two-year lease, landlord put the house on the market, assuring us she would only sell to a prospective landlords and not to would-be residents -- of course, the listing did not mention the long-term lease and the people coming through were all looking to occupy immediately.  And, relevant to this thread, we never received notice of showings because agents would just use the lockbox to enter; if they called ahead at all, it was from outside the front door with their clients tapping their feet.  We started out trying to be good sports, cleaning the place up, etc., but after a few people barging in we just put our valuables away and let the place look like crap.  When she finally found a buyer, landlord asked us to terminate the lease early and we refused, so the sale fell through.  We moved out at the end of the lease, but as far as I'm aware the landlord never sold the place.[/quote]

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