Paying bad tenants to leave?

[Johann Kleisch]

A local investor recently told me she has done dozens of evictions over the years and has never been able to collect a penny on any of them.

Therefore she started using a new approach of paying the tenants $100-$200 to move out within 1-2 weeks.  The cost just to file the eviction is over $100 so it sounds like it may be a good idea.  She's had some pretty good results with this approach and I was wondering the thoughts of the BP community on this.

Best of success!

[Marcia Maynard]

It's called CASH FOR KEYS and not uncommon, but sometimes a bitter pill to swallow. Being proactive is better.  Have clear rental criteria, an effective tenant screening method, and a comprehensive rental agreement in place. Be swift, polite, firm and fair in enforcing the terms of the rental agreement before it mushrooms out of control.