Jack up rent vs. ending tenancy to get them to leave??

[Jennifer Rysdam]

Considering my current situation of trying to get a problem tenant out and him refusing to leave, or pay rent, I'm wondering if jacking up the rent and then having HIM decide to move would've been better?? If I had just raised his rent $100 to $600 per month, then maybe he would've started looking to move elsewhere and pay the rent while he looks. I had given him a 30 day notice on his month-to-month. He didn't pay June rent, so then I gave him a 14 day pay or quit. He still didn't pay so I talked to an attorney about eviction. Attorney said I had a good case but it could cost up to $1500. He advised that I wait until the end of the month. The month ended and now tenant claims that he just bought a house yesterday and will hopefully be closing by the end of the month! I left a message for the attorney today so hopefully we can get the eviction filed tomorrow.
Do any of you have better luck with just jacking up the rent??