Helped the tenant out and made it a win all around How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

If you care about your investment simply choose not to rent to anyone that does not meet your requirements.

@Ashley Hughes - I'll give you what I give my buyers I work with (as well as things I've used and other investors and agents have used to win multiple offer situations in the past) of course, they may not all apply or be right for you, but I think it's good to know you have the options!

.$2k earned in rentContinue to pay down the ATX duplexes, hopefully continue to earn appreciation on their large home values and simply refinance every time we have $120k+ in equity and use to buy $100k single family home in full in a better market.

Do you simply ask, create a presentation and offer them insight to what they would gain.

Win win!

With that said, I would still proceed with caution when underwriting, analyzing and projecting returns, but, don't simply buy into everyones thought that the market is doomed, just because that's what everyone is saying.Credit is definitely tightening a bit, meaning less loan proceeds than a few years ago, but banks are still lending with historically favorable terms.

If they do not pay you will be forced to evict assuming your state regulations allow evictions based on utilities owed.Your best option is to simply raise the rent to cover the anticipated cost, plus some, and hope for the best.

This tenant needs to go now and you should not even be considering a voluntary monthly loss to extend the inevitable.This is not harsh it is simply business. 

Simply put, I need help finding deals.