Jon and I have decided to sell our house in Decatur. The last people who rented were decent and responsible; it was a single mom and her two children and she did her best to pay us but ultimately her hours were cut back and she couldn't make the rent. She moved out in December. She didn't stiff us and the place was intact.

We have been going insane trying to find new renters. Most are hispanic folks with very little english who want to pay us up front but aren't able to fill out the rent applications. It's not that they can't read the application it's that they don't have the references or credit history. Very frustrating. Every 2 out of 3 people ask us about section 8 housing; the other one tries to talk us down or bargain ("we'll pay you the deposit when we get our taxes back").

The last straw was the asshole kid who took a bb gun to our windows. I told Jon let's sell before some kids break in and use it as a crack house. Sorry, not feeling very compassionate today.