No offense to agents at all, there are some excellent agents out there but I have found most know little to nothing about the nuts and bolts of houses much less the cost to fix them.

The issue is most property managers want to play defense and not offense.

The Anti-Eviction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, and the Summary Dispossession Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18- 53, provide the following grounds for the removal of tenants that may constitute emergent circumstances justifying an LT trial:• Disorderly tenant (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-53(c) or 2A:18-61.1(b));• Willful or gross negligent damage to premises (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-53(c) or2A:18-61.1(c));• Abating housing or health code violations (landlord seeks to permanently board up or demolish premises because cited by authorities/inspectors for substantial health and safety of tenants) (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(g));• Occupancy as consideration of employment (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(m));• Offenses under comprehensive drug act (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(n));• Assaults or threats against landlord or certain other persons ((N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(o));• Eviction for civil violations (tenant found by preponderance of evidence that theft of property, assault, terroristic threats against landlord or member of their family, employee of landlord’s, etc.)

I'd try to make every effort to be civil but if this is a bad apple and she/he is doing this to you and all I'd report the offense and make it known.

AND if they are growing, that is pretty major offense because that means they are probably distributing it also.

The numbers are terrible, no offense.

In general, I see it as your wealth comes from the appreciation, i.e. playing offense, but your cash flow is your defense.  

Offense is my cash on cash return and buying for long term appreciation. 

Whats going on Deshawn,When first starting out I would recommend playing offense, in other words taking a more proactive marketing approach.

Then we did some research on the brother and found out he was a dead beat and had a record in Florida for trespassing - multiple offenses.