Tenant ignoring my attempts to reach in last month of lease

[Derek Kreps]

Hey everybody! I own a rental home (old primary residence) in Illinois, but I now live in Florida. I manage the property myself due to ROI constraints. We are on the last month of my tenant's 2nd year. He notified me a few months back that he wouldn't be renewing and we have been in contact sporadically since. With a little over 2 weeks left in June, I am not getting any responses from him. He hasn't paid his rent (I have his deposit), but my worry is he has up and left and I am trying to find out the best way to deal with this being from out of state. I have a Illinois Notice to Quit form printed out and I plan on overnighting this to the property today via certified mail. A few questions - what if he is not at the property? Does FedEx just leave the package at the door? The form I printed also contains a Certificate of Service, does this need to be stamped by a notary? If he doesn't pay, will I be required to fly back to Illinois to get access to the home? Would hiring a property manager at this point help in dealing with this current issue? This stinks. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!