Forcing appreciation is possible, but you must be very strategic about how you renovate.

Leveraging equity and planning your next move with strategic financing is an excellent way to build your portfolio.

couple of bullet points to bring up:* she's on M2M* I told her on 12/7 of the new rent which would apply to a new Jan. 1 effective lease, this is when I got the "I'm moving out" message* Sent her the move-out letter on 12/11, with options for her to either be moved out by 12/31 (she's fully paid up for month of December) or by 1/11 (30 days from date of notice) and pay a pro-rated rent based on her CURRENT rent amount. her choice, either is fine with me.With all that said, I'd love to do as you mentioned and post a notice on her door. 

The choice between the two would be up to your investing goals and what you are wanting to do with the property.  

Regarding remote activation, my advice is first time you do this, make yourself a folder, save all the channels there, make sure you are sharing your folders via your browser of choice for easy access on the goGood Luck

The time for them to negotiate the price was when they got the appraisal done-they didn't, so too bad.Two choices-take the $5K and relist with a new realtor or negotiate with them for the $24K they are short. 

That said, it could be a good choice if you’re capital constrained and need to recycle equity from deal to deal.However, if you have capital to deploy and want to take a more hands-off approach, targeting a turnkey, rent-ready offering could be a better approach for your first deal.Full disclosure: I own rentals and operate a turnkey provider in Tuscaloosa—let me know if there are any questions I can answer for you!

My contractors have always gone to there choice of hardware stores, placed the order and I've paid for the order in full and had it delivered to the job site for them, that way no out of pocket expense for them and conveniently at the job sites...

Great choice on using your equity to gain wealth!

If it does, then to me the answer is absolutely clear - take that money out and add more property.You will thank yourself a million times over when you see what that choice becomes in another 10 years. btw: I would add that I am very skeptical of anything in florida these days.