I just got a message from the new tenant that moved in in November,  that her and boyfriend are now breaking up and she wants out of the lease.

Did you read lone #1 of my reply?

Explicitly tell them what you're paying for it so you can get the exact number.Also, we do a 25% property tax relief in SC under the ATI bill - so if you fill out that form, you will get a reduction for 5 years.Info below:ATI Real Property Tax ExemptionSouth Carolina law now allows a partial exemption from taxation of up to 25% of an “ATI fair market value” that is the result of anAssessable Transfer of Interest.

Use Real Estate By the Numbers as your guide, make sure it tracks the loan pay down and depreciation and have all of those numbers pour into a Schedule E.

I love living in CA, but if you're an investor and like to have your properties in LLCs, it kind of suck. $800 yearly tax for each LLC.

A clean-out at the property line is the norm around here.

@Will F. some of this will depend on what you have to lose if you were sued.  

The biggest issue was getting it out of there. $250.

My thinking is if they sign off via a letter that could be recorded and they are eliminated out of the chain of title. 

Your first move at 18-21 should be house hacking (buying a small multi-family and renting out units).