If the damage is minor, again I think the tenant can simply claim the quality of the appliance was poor and they have the door-seal quality issue to further back up this claim.

If you do decide to help them out and rent continues to be late simply have a talk wiht them and remind them that rent helps pay your bills and since you did them a solid ask for the same in return.  

Buyer's agents now have to ask the listing agent what the seller is offering now instead of simply looking at the MLS.

Look, I have no idea who Eric is, what type of person he is but I will say after a quick search I saw that he did in fact sell his company for MAJOR $$$ and that he is active in Section 8, no idea if his course is good or garbage but still felt the urge to respond because I am so tired of hearing SCAMMER, find it online to EVERY SINGLE post asking about any course. anyone who actually sells their business and nets 110 mil is NOT going to dive into Section 8 or any real estate for that matter other than fine personal residences etc.. they retire and spend it.. so I dont think so.Plus section 8 is simply not complicated its run by the Sec 8 folks in each city.. nothing magical about that.. its a tough way to go being a section 8 landlord lots of drama.

Who noted that we simply have a porous basement wall, like every other basement wall from that time period.

You'll make a much healthier return on your investment that way.If you simply want to buy a home and rent it out longterm, Elk Grove and Roseville are both considered more high-end suburbs and have appreciated significantly over the last decade.

Simply analyze the strategy and how you could do it better or differently.

However, in the City of Chicago and some other areas, the Tenant may have a right to cure the violation and stay.Thirty Day Notice If the Tenant is on a month-to-month lease or an oral lease, the landlord can terminate the lease for any or no reason by simply giving a 30 Day Notice.

Whether it's a legal demand for compliance or simply an email, it doesn't really matter; just make sure everything is in writing. 

A buddy of mine talked to his tax guy who told him these “Distributions” aren’t currently taxable right now and simply adjust the basis downwards (almost like a return of principal), but when the principal actually DOES get returned (generally about 5 years out in this case), that the difference between the amount returned and this downward adjusted basis is taxable at capital gains rates - if held longer than 1 year, generally 15% tax.