All of which the OP has to foot the bill to defend against.Sometimes, as clearly the case is here, you have to do a little rough justice and think outside the box, otherwise you get stuck dancing with an irrational person.Perhaps the OP could offer cash for keys....

The matter can become even more complicated when, say, the tenants don't treat you right; then you can develop a sense of "tit for tat" or a certain "justice mentality," where you say "Well the tenant is going to have to pay 20% more in electrical bills because I don't want to spend the $1,500 on insulation, but that's okay because they did X or Y to my place, or me, or didn't do A or B when they should have."

If you have an option and have to evict, justice court will not allow an eviction but will refer you to district court.

Nothing like setting your goals then beating them by $50/month It doesn't seem like a lot but I mean its just icing on the cake and lets you build up to purchase your next one just that much faster.

I mean if the deal works out to be a great one, the lender gets a great return, and the collateral is worth more than the borrowed amount (i.e loan is 80k on a 100k), isn't the recourse just icing on the cake for the lender.The confession of judgement sounds like a good way to convince someone that you will do the best to make the payments, but as you borrow more & more from that PML and others won't you have a huge liability threat if one home goes bad?

I am a United States Air Force wife currently stationed in Northern California.Due to the chances of instability of a home, I found it hard to utilize my Criminal Justice degree, so I developed an interest in network marketing and real estate investing.

If you reported a check stolen to the police and name someone as the forged, it is up to the DA to file charges, and if you cut a back-room deal base on a PI statement justice was not done.Joe Gore

Although, in all markets I will likely surpass my estimated assumption of 5% appreciation per year, that's just icing on the cake. 

They are in business to make money and care absolutely NOTHING about the truth, justice, or fairness.

As you've intimated, in the land of the free and the brave, you only get the justice you can afford!