But often doors and trim can be saved so just walk them and make that judgement call. 

Anyone had any luck collecting after a money judgment case? A few collections attorneys I’ve spoken to said the chances of actually collecting are close to none. Wondering if it even makes sense to start the collectio...

I'm sure a judgement would also be an acceptable form of documentation.

It is confusing and the barrier to entry in the loan officer world does not seem to be very high, so use your best judgement and talk to a few.  

In just about every case, the former tenant has never shown up in court, which means the judgement is made in our favor.

As you do more deals with them and they learn they can trust your real estate judgement, the terms get better with future deals.

Obviously I wasn't there and you have to use your own judgement.

After researching them, two of the court-ordered liens of $1,731.00 are from a criminal judgement on a person that seems to have no relationship to the property or with the family.

An unpaid judgement, municipal utility, unpaid contractor, error in the chain of deeds 50 years ago, unpaid estate taxes of a prior owner who died while owning the property, etc.

One, I want to know whehter they use a bank, since many of our applicants and tenants do not, and if we ever pursued a judgement it is easier the more information you know about their employment and accounts.If the unit is empty, we do not prescreen to show it, we prefer to get as many people viewing the unit as possible.