Tenant has not paid rent and is not responding to call or text

[Zain B.]

Hello BP community, 

I have an out of state tenant who has rented my property for almost two years. He generally pays on time (some times before time) and I have never had an issue with collecting rent. Today is 6th of the month and I have not received the rent check. I called and left numerous voicemails and text messages (no response). Last year around November, we had a minor hiccup and his father proactively emailed me and apologized for the delay and said that my tenant feel sick and the father would deposit the check the next day which he did. I followed up with the father also and there was no response. Property is in Virginia and I live in New Jersey. I wanted to connect with experienced landlords to see what my next course of action should be. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. 

Happy Investing.