Yes, it will be difficult to find them to take them to small claims (it's your job to locate them to be served by the Sheriff), but your chances of actually being paid the arrearages are slim even if the judgement from the eviction hearing finds that they are due.

I got a default judgement in my favor in less than 2 minutes.  

Each judgement file only had two pages in it.

@Chris Seveney I don't think it is so bad that you should give up on short sales.... just use your good judgement. 

That's not bad advice per se as I see a lot of overpriced SFs and multis selling around campus, but that's kinda a sweeping judgement to make just bc there's a lot of new student apartments going up.  

Would I be able to get a judgement even if she has left?

I have been seeing a lot of posts lately about unethical,bad, lying realtors. The poster comes on here and rips apart the character of the unnamed person. Sometimes as the post progresses and the information about the...

If there was water pooling in your neighborhood with all the rain and offshore winds pushing the tides in and your property is not much higher than theirs, then I would definitely consider additional flood insurance, which won't be that expensive if you are not in a flood zone, except, of course, for that $250 annual surcharge they just added for investment properties.Also, I actually do add earthquake insurance on my Virginia property as it is only like $20 extra per year and after that scare a few years back and seeing some damage to a relative's home nearby, I thought it prudent.     

Business is awesome in Florida real estate. as they say " It is literally raining GOLD in Florida as we speak "  There is a setup that has to be done FIRST and that is creating a local based team.

But if there is a real medically related issue the case can be made...ultimately it is a judgement call as far as what would be deemed defensible.