It was a rare opportunity to get a 1700 sq. A short 5 hours. Personal lease, couple with no children to wear out the apartment. The Tenant wanted to meet the Landlord to establish a good relationship. He accepted my advice not to do so as there may be bad chemistry on meeting.
Nobody can predict.
Landlords nowadays must be investment minded. If your condo is over 5 years old, it will not be that hot. Take a personal lease and get the revenue in to pay for the mortgage or maintenance fees. That is the first objective of an investment. The property investment must pay dividends, i.e rent in this case.