The tenants daughter was grease frying chicken in an open pan on the stove.

Hi @Rah-sheen Blalock,Thanks for the fried request by the way. 

Good evening.  I hope all of you seeing this post are doing well.  I am a novice to the real estate investing world.  I unfortunately was not afforded an opportunity at a younger age to be exposed to the power of pass...

But wait Chicken Little!!

That does not bode well in your favor in regards to any potential future evictions issues.3) If you are scared the tenant may bring legal action (or if she did move in, since the contract has already been signed), I would contact landlord attorney Clifford Fried of Fried Williams (https://www.friedwilliams.com/clifford-e-fried).

I don't need to do highest and best, I just don't want anyone chickening out on the deal or not going through with it.

@Mark Fries From the crickets on here sounds like there’s an opportunity to be had here!

I was at my max and wouldn't bid again, but it was a game of chicken.2) Bidding was starting to starting to boil down to a few bidders and I jumped the bid. 

I am seeking to acquire some rental property, ideally multi family. Should I find a property first or get “pre-approval” for financing or does it matter?

small fry private folks maybe.. but in my mind they are not in the business of making HMLs