Seven Months Later... I believe the answer is to never let someone like this move in. Why? Well this guy moved in and payed 3 months rent on time. I thought everything was good till he moved out and left his girlfriend in the property. At the time I was on Paternity leave and wasn't in a position to loose the rent. Plus, loose lawyers fees to evict his girlfriend, who was mentioned in the lease as an occupant, so when she offered to pay $1200 of the $1500 rent I reluctantly accepted. But accepted all the same. She decided not to pay this month and now I'm going to have to evict her. Oh happy day LOL. This goes to the newbies. Listen to the experianced investors. It always pays off. It's better to struggle and have an empty unit then to put the wrong person into your building. A lesson I won't forget. I was entitled to the whole security and lost rent but it was not worth having someone with low integrity in my building. I should've came up with the amount of money that would've kept him from moving in but allowed me to keep him from moving in even if that amount was nothing. Funny I asked this question 7 months ago but was too busy to read all the great answers that came from it. Thanks to all that replied. Great advise.
