Three Broke Felons - What to do?

[Miranda M.]

Hi all,

I recently closed on a house in Austin, TX for $1.2m but the appraisal came back at $1.9m. Why such a discount you ask? Because the place came with 5 unrelated tenants (room share) 3 of which are delinquent felons.

With COVID laws going out of effect on March 1st, I thought it would be easy to get these guys out but there's not a lot of debate around whether or not the laws should stay in place. I've already offered money to get them out but that's not something they want as they have criminal records so they wouldn't be able to find an apartment to lease regardless. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Miranda