Collecting on a tenant who left state?

[Tyler Bobo]

Tenant left state.  I have their address, and they owe me about $2500 after damages and back rent.  I'm in Alaska, and will be sending her the security deposit statement tomorrow.  If they don't pay I can sue them in small claims and get a judgement, will probably cost a few hundred dollars in court costs.  Is this worth doing?  I've never tried collecting from someone in a different state:/