Did Bad Tenants Move ?

[Winston Risser]

I am a new to the re investing game and need your advice. I purchased a SFH creatively 6months ago . I have had a bad experience with a tenant saying they were not going to move out after giving them a 60 day no cause to vacate . Ended up hiring a re attorney and finally had the problem worked out of court. They signed a paper saying they move out Dec. 31st by 5pm and then I ta ke possession of the property. This is a notarized form written by attorneys.

So my question is in a case like this how do you maintain your safety on going to make sure a house is empty when there could still be somebody camping inside that has been trying to cause as many problems as possible.

Hope That question makes sense . I absolutely Love the input on BP Thanks

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My managers always remove tenants without negotiating but in this situation use of local law enforcement is without a doubt a great policy to reduce damage to property and avoid a confrontation. I always go to my property with the writ I get from the Sheriff. Tenant laws vary from state to state. Its always a good idea to have a grasp of your state laws and stay within them. In 23 years of landlording I have lost one eviction and it was because I couldn't show up because I was doing business elsewhere. We reopened the case and had it reversed they were out of our unit as soon as I got home to handle it. I have gone to units that were abandoned but i always take another person along I trust like a manager or a close friend. Having one guy behind you with a working cell phone helps. Those devices have made doing move out condition reports so easy. On larger projects its easy for management to see when someone leaves but if you have a scattered site of apts like I did and still do I will be friend neighbors to my units and things like that to get more information. I am a talker and love to know more about my apts by talking to neighbors. I usually get history of the property if its an older person that has lived there any length of time.
Sometimes when I first buy an apt building or house I will talk for a full hour to a neighbor. The relationships you make in this business can really help later on. I had one lady next to a duplex I owned help me, because i let her borrow my power washer to clean her home. It was win win. when it was time to get rid of the tenant that had abused his girlfriend the lady gave me daily updates on his moving progress. Of course if your too busy for this type of correspondence its understandable not all landlords are full time.