What’s the biggest headache of first time landlords? Slow economy? Soft market? Sibor rise? Bad agent? No tenant? Try again. If you had been a landlord before, you would agree with me that no tenant is still better than bad tenants. As the saying goes, being single is far better than being stuck in a bad relationship. Another tenant from hell Last month I went for a haircut with my usual hairdresser and opened a can of worms by mistake. “How long do you want to cut at the back?” “Around 1 ½ inch.” “Sure.” “Are you still staying at Jurong East?” I shouldn’t have started this. It was all my fault. “No, I’ve moved to Toa Payoh … did I tell you that I finally bought a flat?” “Congrats! It’s nice to have your own place.” “I have a spare room so I decided to rent it out.” “Good to have a tenant helping to pay the loan.” ......