Shady seller

[Matt Irvin]

I have been talking to a landlord who seems to be motivated to sell. He said he has horrible tenants who're behind on payments. He says there are about $1000-$1500 in owed taxes. When I ask him about seeing the property he says the tenants wont let me inside or even in the backyard. I ask him if he's tried to evict them and he kind of beats around the bush. Do you guys think I should move on or find out more?

[Sam Sharata]

This sounds like an interesting situation. Just how motivated is this seller? What is the status of his lease with the tenants? If he's really motivated and he knows you're serious, there should be no issues with showing you the lease. If it's a standard lease agreement, there should be a clause for failure to pay rent. In Virginia, you don't need to go through hoops to evict a non-paying tenant (assuming the place is in VA). In any case, good luck and do please update us on how it goes.