I currently work as a bartender/server at The Melting Pot in downtown Spokane, WA.

Spreading out your investments (a bit) is better than having ALL your properties in one pot.

But I offered $200 cash for keys and they are voluntarily gone leaving the property in a clean condition today.

The answer:  Stay in the game.If you continue to hold a property that is taking your cash (negative cash flow), you will be out of the game just as fast as if you were to keep putting chips in the pot of a really bad hand.You haven't lost any money when you lose hands in poker, just like you haven't lost any money when you have negative cash flow...as long as you still have money left, and you get out of those bad "deals". 

If You don't have title then you will be voluntarily paying someone else's bill.

The rate is slightly higher because it is a top to bottom clean in a narrow window of time.VRBO- Takes a cut of every rental 3%You also need to outfit the home for someone to live in, which means the upfront cost is higher as you need everything someone living there would have (furniture, pots, pans, plungers, etc).

Ever heard the old adage, a watched pot never boils? 

Don't even consider bringing up your old pots and pans to your VHR. 

Less hands in the pot could mean more cookies for the buyer and seller... if you can beat the agent to the deal. 

So there is some merit to your plan to raise rent and hope they move out voluntarily before it gets to that point.Just so you know, you're actually only legally required to give a 30 day notice for a 10% rent increase.