this is just a thought. you might propose to meet with him on the day he's scheduled to move out and have him sign a document that state that you're stopping the eviction notice and you won't go after him in the future for the unpaid rent, as I'm sure that might have crossed his mind, in return for the keys.you might point out in the document that the wife is unreachable and so acknowledged by the husband by his signature

That's why you will see "For and in consideration of Ten Dollars, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the reciept ofwhich is hereby acknowledged, but not herein recited " or something to the effect.

The acknowledgment is also key IMO.I would seek out a specialist for this type of transaction.

Benjamin Tal, though acknowledging vacancies are likely to grow, was singing "Don't Worry, Be Happy" when interviewed by the Globe and Mail back in February.  

thanks for acknowledging my post.

It is good professional practice to always acknowledge offers received within 24 hours and at a minimum they should tell you if the offer was rejected however many times the agents are waiting on the sellers to respond and the sellers are waiting to see if they receive any other offers.  

I'm one of them and you know plenty, but I acknowledged that in my first post. 

People held up their numbers to get acknowledged until the bidding stopped. 

Your just hard pressed to find anyone to acknowledge or admit it.we had one ( one of my clients here in PDX) were he was doing a pop top and full gut underneath house fell in on itself.. no chance to recoup.. 80k loss.. gave it back to the first lender. who was loaning illegally in Oregon @Nghi Le probably knows the company.and in Tyler's home town I personally foreclosed on over 200 SFR's that out of state folks bought prior to 08  could not make a go of it and lost it all... rentals are not immune.

We are planning FHA and the seller has acknowledged that plan (owner agent).