Talk to whoever handled closing and find out if you can charge her with theft or something similar (can't think of the name-not fraud) as she has your money.at least you signed paper work in front of a notary, so have a witness and paper trail.

This includes handling tenant issues with empathy, maintaining open communication, and ensuring that tenants feel valued and respected.3.

If you and your wife own it together, then you have options to determine how to handle this. 

Second, communicate with your tenants and handle the problems as fast as possible so you can go back to watching Banaza or whatever leisurely activity you are doing.

Once you've got a handle on being a landlord, then you can explore out-of-state opportunities with more confidence.Whatever you decide, make sure to do thorough due diligence, run your numbers carefully, and don't rush into anything just because it seems like a good deal.

And also the risk that may be associated with not having experience in this business handling a refurbish and bringing a property up to stabilization.

I like the complex value add projects, but I also have 30 people on payroll to handle these things.  

They could have come in with the moving boxes, which is the most likely culprit, but they could have snuck in some other way.My lease says I will deliver the home pest-free and handle any pest treatment for the first two weeks in case we miss something.

Figure out which side you belong on and find people that can handle the remaining tasks. 

Talk to the building inspector, they're the ones who handle egress for us and they are the ones who set the standard on what is a safe means of egress.