Sometimes a little incentive can make them leave peacefully.Raise the Roof (Rent, that is): If local laws allow, crank up the rent to make them consider greener pastures.

And you know you lose a whole lot of square footage because of the roof angle, right?

Texas had some hurricanes and I have properties (Market value $300K, Roof damages $25K).

Additionally, I am well-versed in the tax benefits of using an S Corp to treat each property as inventory, which can save you on short-term gains.Don't waste your valuable time on bookkeeping when you could be focusing on other important aspects of your business.

The 5% down loan allows them to go the conventional route and most are skipping home inspections and have agents who are unfamiliar with the issues they can run into with Knob and Tube wiring, lead paint and older windows/roofs. 

You are transferring various liabilities, namely maintenance and operations aspects from you too a buyer. gaining some liquid capital (down payments), while retaining control of assets. 

If I'm wrong with respect to the legal aspects of this someone please correct me. 

I thought I'd squirrel some money away in case of a big ticket item like water heater, roof, etc. 

They've helped us do an LLC with a partner and made sure we were set up correctly in all aspects!

@Bryan Field how will you educate yourself on all the legal aspects of managing rentals?