If the tenant is truly struggling due to a life event, the sooner we can work together to get her somewhere she can afford (and not have an eviction or negative credit report on record), the better for all.

Focus on absentee owners and start with the ones who live the farthest away and only own one property in the area since they have the least use for the property.You can also drive for dollars, looking for anomalies of disrepair and then look them up in the tax records and use a site like Spokeo to do cheap skip tracing.

Also if your sale price for the business was driven by some value add, better record keeping, or was underpriced to begin with?

. - Rents are also a function of supply - 2024 saw the most new construction of multifamily units in American history (nearly 575,000 estimated 2024 deliveries of new multifamily inventory), and 2025, while not a record setting year, will see deliveries top 500,000 again - a huge supply increase. 

A friend of mine started this way, and it made his transition to full-time business ownership much smoother.Document EverythingKeep meticulous records of all transfers between your business and personal accounts.

Then, get this...they SEND the buyer, all my personal financial data by giving them login access to my records.

Transfer from personal name to LLC/Due On Sale ClauseIf one is transferring property title from personal name, a Grant/Warranty Deed would be drafted/recorded to transfer title.

No matter who it is, RAD or another group, please do a lot of research and make sure you are working with someone who has a track record and is able to connect you with references.

If, a year from now, you have an extra $20k piled up because you have been serious about this, it established a bit of a track record and proves that you are a doer and not just a dreamer.I would also express gratitude that you have a partner that is so cautious.

Sale is complete but now has to be recorded at the lands department.