As a rehabber you often have to put yourself in the retail buyer's shoes and ask yourself "would I feel comfortable buying this house and living next to people like that.

I would do this for the learning experience.Since you were planning to pay them to leave, even if you don't get June rent you will be money ahead.In your shoes, I would let it ride if they don't pay as requested.

Brianna Schmidt congrats on your success hope to one day be on those shoes you are now rockin'!!!

If I were in your shoes I would step back and reassess my goals going forward.

I would not have a problem letting a tenant do minor tweeks, adjustments and repairs suchas this but if I were I your shoes I would have thanked the tenant for bringing this to my attention and would be over there fixing it myself the same day. 

Might be a bad example with shady car dealers, but the collateral.This has been gone over several times on BP, search "stepping in the shoes of the lender" that may bring up several threads.Marylyn, yes, you buy at a discount and you're entitled to all amounts outstanding under the note, together with costs of collection.

Always try to put yourself in the other person's shoes specifically... from their point of view, what would a 17 year old need to say, do, and prove for me to take them serious?

Anyways if I were in your shoes, I'd probably refi and use the untaxed proceeds to acquire new ones.

What would your road map for success be in my shoes?

Northeast of Los Angeles.My investment career wasn’t looking so hot.However, rattled as I was, I was an avid fan/reader of Warren Buffett (still am as a matter of fact).I was confident that times of panic were the best times to look for golden opportunities.Ok, I was fairly confident.If I would’ve been REALLY confident, I would have bought up everything I could get my hands on.Instead, I stayed the course and stood by my plan.I kept contributing to my IRA and 401k, and began looking for another property to purchase with the intent of living in it while stationed in the area and renting it out when I moved.Now, looking back, I realize that I made another rookie mistake.When searching for the property, I did not educate myself and become an expert in my new market.Granted, it’s a little more difficult for military members to accomplish this as we only get about 8 – 10 days to find a place to live.However, I could have started the process from Ohio.Anyways, for those that know the area, I found a foreclosure in a great neighborhood west of highway-14 in Lancaster, CA about 40 minutes for base.The previous owners had purchased the property at the peak of the market for ~$450k.It was now being listed at $195k.If I were in their shoes, I think I would have taken the hit too and walked.Well, probably not due to my security clearance, but I digress.