I lost money for many years in real estate, while my friends were enjoying life with their savings.

This would be the ultimate goal if you are house hacking to lease all the units once you vacate.

Here’s my two cents:Paying off the condo might make sense if your main goal is to reduce risk and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with no mortgage.

I'm not at the current IC Retreat, but I hear the group is enjoying themselves and great information being shared. 

What they don't get is I have those because I made a decision to put my money towards those and didn't do X, Y and Z that they did (eg a fancy vacation every year). 

They can serve the initial notice to vacate but the actual court filing needs to come from you as the owner or through an attorney.Given you're out of state, working with a local eviction attorney is definitely your best bet here.

I personally have a few SF rentals but would love to get into more of the MF or even possibly short term vacation rentals someday.

I reply firmly that the rent has been late for the past two months as well as this month and she will have to vacate the property.Again, crickets...There are few days until the 10 day notice period expires and I can formally file for eviction.So I reached out to lawyers in the area and they ask for retainers up to $3k and some $300 consultation fees.

We do wish you enjoy your new investment property and we hope you reconsider so we can further help you out in the future.Good morning Mike!

Since you only have 2 full time and two part time staff, who covers their vacations and sick time?