@Matthew L HearnHi Matthew,The tenants are not in the way if they have a signed lease, and you do have to honor the lease once you take over the property.Once the tenant's lease expires, you can always send a letter of non renewal so that they will vacate the unit once the lease expires.Make sure you read the leases carefully and the expiration dateGino

In the meantime, take care of the financial basics.

From prospective clients we get pushback....but we don't care, we just bring the property to a past client and they buy it without issue to what our fee is.

For example, brick homes can last hundreds of years if taken care of compared to some new stick built development homes.

If you're considering this as an investment, weigh the costs of cleanup and rehab carefully against the potential value.Best of luck with this project.Regards,Drago

I do want to be able to make a living and take care of my family.

So I'll say this:Get a lawyer (lol) if you care a lot about this door jamb.But...My gut says, if you don't like the door jamb repair on their end, keep the security deposit money required to repair it to it's original condition.

Do you care about any current cash flow from your triplex as it is or are you ok with say doing a refi on it to free up the cash but your cashflow drops because of it. 

Just be careful with what cities in Miami you choose to do this in

Second step is to post the notice - this often gets their attention and prompts communication as we tape it on their front door.