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I’ve been diving into real estate and learning every step of the way.

I’m working toward my first deal now, and your story reminds me that success starts with stepping into the unknown.

However since you have a charge in your lease and they knew about it they could have taken those steps themselves prior to moving out.

This thread really made me take a step back and look at my priorities.The tenant is on a month-to-month lease and I have the ability to end the lease with 30 days notice without cause, which is exactly what I decided to do.Because of this tenant I was kicked off my old insurance policy.  

Either way, you are taking the RIGHT steps, you have the desire; that’s obvious.  

While true as a practical matter, it's not because there are no such contractors.

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What is a good first step?

In practice, this could mean 5 extra days that no rent is collected.