One additional question, if you have any claimed in the past is it retroactive? 

In the past I did deduct from other tenants that were room mates and they agreed that one person would collect and disburse the money.

Yes, there is such an application that I have looked at in the past.  I

@Brandon Cooper this is true however in the past I was a real estate agent in NY and I had a cash buyer who was my mother in-law at the time.

They are a small, local bank I've worked with in the past.  I

In the past, I let the tenant provide their own washer & dryer, but just trying to do a little more research by picking the brains of experienced landlords.Also, if you include washer & dryers, how much extra do you typically try to add to the rent cost?

I am not sure how the law views evictions versus failure to renew, but in my limited experience getting someone out of a place they legally lived at any time in the past is through eviction.

How have you handled this in the past? Is

Playing poker there are signals sent to other players called "TELLS".Until you have control of a deal, don't talk, keep your cards close to yourself  and mute your comments.It's nice to be friendly, but this doesn't help when you are trying to control a deal.You need to find the owner of this estate, who is it assessed to, where are they, has it been listed in the past, is it in tax sale.

In the past, I have only collected rent by money orders.