Our next step is to find out if vacant or not (our realtor seems to think is occupied), offer a small $ incentive to said tenants to move out in a nice and tidy fashion as to avoid damage to the property (if not, start the eviction process), get utilities changed in our name, get title insurance (via taxtitleservices) /clear the title, then work on the rehab :). 

I need to figure out what the damage is and get out of the rut asap.

The thing about the under $50k and under $150k cases is that they often, at least in Cali, are parts of property or heavily damaged property.

Considering possible interior and exterior damage from the large dog of the remaining tenants, and other damage that may not become evident until prepping house for next tenant, how can we handle the refund of security deposit to MIL couple, since, per the text of the lease: “All Lessees are jointly, severally and individually bound by, and liable under, the terms and conditions of this Lease.”?

I just worry about the move out process and how I would verify any damages done if there are any.

Imagine these scenarios...If there is a fire, smoke damage, water leak, toilet over flow, burglary, etc and the tenant's property is damaged - do you want them looking for you to pay for their stuff?

Renting the home is high risk, Tenants do damage, stop paying rent, skip out without paying and create all sorts f stressful situations for home owners.

Must have been a flood of evictions before that was passed.We had a sicilist government here up to th eelection this week and they did serious damage to our business.

The other nice thing about glue strip is that it is easier to replace a damaged piece.Having said that I think that click/lock is generally less trouble to install (once you get the hang of it) and its more seamless.

I was able to maintain things for cheap and they didn’t cause many problems or damage.