To close the loop on this story, we hired Rick Dempsey (who was fantastic by the way, highly recommended if anyone needs a MA-base SE...Matt Kelly, we really appreciate that referral!).

Congrats and thank you for sharing your story!

Everyone wants to share their negative stories about Property Management Companies and then make the leap to bashing ALL PMCs!

A tenant complaining online might indicate that the property manager handled them appropriately, so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.7.

If I wasn't certain her story tracked, I would ask for documentation of her 401k balance and her application to withdraw money.

Thank you for all the details of this story.

(They broke the story on Beattie Development and they've asked other clients to contact them with your issues/complaints.) 

I have bought and sold several properties across Chicago and Barrington area over the past seven years, and was a real estate agent for 2 years in my early twenties.

Long story short, you can, but since you are only targeting investors, your sale price will likely be lower than comps.Talk to a local agent about your local tenant laws and have them review their lease

I assumed some would need replaced, which would be okay, but I would hate to see it all trashed.I guess in that vein though, I hear that a lot about LTRs -- the horror stories -- and we have been blessed with amazing tenants (generally) so I was thinking it would be along the same line where it would be something where you would want to charge high-end and screen intensely to try to get a tenant that just is transitioning and can benefit from the furnishings.I know that could still happen though, even with all the precautions you can take, so it's something good to consider!