If they still don't budge, then you have to follow through the eviction.For the life of me, I don't understand why so many areas in the country make evictions so onerous on the landlord and the collections of unpaid rent so impossible for landlords.

This company is a scam (now doing business as Poplar Homes) doing the absolute bare minimum to keep collecting fees. 

Do you prefer to have an open "application period" to collect applications and then make a decision based on the "most qualified" or do you take the first qualified, even if on a personal level they put off some red flags.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Owning only 1 & being realitivly cash poor is risky.As for door knocking as a way to collect rent.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

We are on the minimum plan with four rentals and don't see the value in paying $180 a year to collect rents, payout rents more than a week later, and screen tenants when we have turnover. 

It may indeed be beneficial to explore the option of a partial disposition to accurately reflect the change in the property's asset composition and optimize tax outcomes.

If the PM is unable/unwilling to collect from the tenant, demand they compensate you for allowing the expense to occur.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.