If they did make an appearance then we have to give them another 3 days to respond to the complaint.Since he did not Appear or file any Response we were granted Default Judgement on Jan 9th.Jan 9: Motion for default for failure to appear is granted.Big win but its not over yet!!

On a vacant house, I leave the heat set at 45 when it's not being shown.Electricity is so cheap that even if I leave a radio on, a light on a timer, and motion lights outside, the bill is only about 25 cents per day.I wouldn't turn it off to save a few dollars.

We must be careful as tenant can legally claim treble damages if we inadvertently dispose of their possessions too early.Day 36:WRIT OF EVICTION ORDERED: The next step in the eviction process is to request an Application and Order Of Eviction (form dc 107, also known as a Writ of Eviction) which requires judge signature.While the tenant can challenge this motion, this rarely happens.Day 43-46WRIT OF EVICTION RECEIVED: Order of Eviction should be signed by now, if not f/u with attorney.Once signed, we again try to contact tenant for an acceptable Payment Plan.We may discuss a Cash-For-Keys option with property owner to offer tenant to obtain property possession faster and avoid removal fees.Otherwise, we must legally contact the court assigned bailiff and schedule removal of tenant and their belongings from the property.

They also state how this whole business motion serves the greater good by improving the communities they operate in – so you are making money AND doing a good deed.

Ok starting to get a bit of motion on a possible Zoom.

In the mean time I will put up some motion detecting, LED battery operated lights.

I'm on a short break from school, so I'm trying to get in as much time as I can on getting this in motion.

Start threatening to sue the contractor for failure to perform... it probably won't help but it may push him into motion to cut you a check.

Similar to @Daniel Boruch I think this will accelerate trends that are already in motion. 

And you can help it along by putting certain things in motion that will then start happening with or without you (ie: getting on wholesaler lists, getting auto emails from realtors etc).