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All Forum Posts by: Joshua Higgins

Joshua Higgins has started 1 posts and replied 2 times.

Post: Any tips on using a collections agency?

Joshua HigginsPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Jose, CA
  • Posts 2
  • Votes 1
I recently had to go through the initial stages of an eviction for a tenant in a rental unit in Issaquah Washington. He had moved In about a month earlier, but he gave two fraudulent checks to my leasing agent during the lease signing process, after clearing the background and credit screening. He moved out before the eviction was completed, so his record probably still looks pretty clean. He still owes me around $2,400 and he is probably uncollectible. I’d like to collect my money but I also don’t want this guy floating around doing this to other landlords. Does anyone have any tips for working with a collections agency to both recover money and also flag a former tenant after a similar experience?

Post: Need some eviction help for the tenant from hell

Joshua HigginsPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Jose, CA
  • Posts 2
  • Votes 1
@Ryan Keenan Rather than a lawyer, you should look for an eviction services company. I just went through something kind of like this in KIng County, in Washington State, and I used a firm called LT Services in Seattle, which is a subsidiary of a law firm. The fees were far lower. I had the tenant served with a 3-day pay or vacate notice then, when he didn’t respond, an eviction notice, and it only cost around $300. The guy moved out at that point. I‘ve heard from some friends that they’ve spent into the thousands just to get to that stage with a non-specialist attorney. I kind of lucked out comparatively speaking, but f you’re at the attorney stage (which it sounds like you already were prior to writing this post) it pays to shop around for the next steps.