So, we've shifted gears for our real estate investing strategy to just purchasing a long-term rental.After joining this group and learning a lot, and given the housing prices in the Greater Seattle area, the lower rent-to-price ratios, bad landlord-tenant laws, and the astronomical prices, we are seriously considering investing out of state.

Fellow landlords, have you ever rented to tenants using the social program from SafeHarbor.org?

For example The investors from CA that I work with like the Reno, NV area because of the close proximity to CA, tech investments, low property taxes, and landlord friendly.

@Bryn Chatterton Welcome to the wonderful world of landlording!!

Plus they are all busy doing occupant custom remodels.Flippers and landlords like me have alwyas been forced into being hands on, the crew chief, over handymen and a few licensed trades.   

If you're not comfortable with the eviction process, hire an attorney.https://guides.sll.texas.gov/landlord-tenant-law/eviction-pr... 

As a landlord, the simplest way to avoid this problem is to just... allow pets. 

I asked the landlord if it would be OK and he said it was fine.

It is not uncommon for landlords to hope that the condition of their property is "good enough" when really things should be repaired or replaced.  

Any delay or failure in the performance by Landlord hereunder shall be excused if and to the extent caused by the occurrence of any event that is beyond Landlord's control, such as fires/ floods, earthquakes, wars, sabotage, terrorism, vandalism, governmental acts, injunctions, or labor strikes, acts of God and any other occurrences that are unavoidable or unpreventable despite reasonable efforts to prevent, avoid, delay, or mitigate the effects thereof."