src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2013/HUDNo.13-006

I think you may be hard pressed to find a cashflow townhome in Bellevue.

If they press it, I tell them "No, we are not prepared to do that."

For instance, I used the Nolo Press Californian landlord book, which includes contracts prepared by CA lawyers. 

You'll have to press charges though the police dept, from what I understand.Normally, you can only sue the tenant for your actual out-of-pocket expenses for the bad check in civil court, and of course, start eviction for nonpayment of rent.

If they pressed me for advice I'd steer them to the post office or the police, but tell them I can't get involved in their mail problems - in a nice way :-)You can't fix stupid. 

As far as a month-to-month agreement to use, I used the Nolo Press California book's month-to-month contract (don't have a copy anymore), but they also make generic books with contracts and info for all states. 

I'd be the type of landlord who would gather receipts and put them into a monthly folder, and deal with taxes at the end of the year - preferably by handing it all to someone else to do LOL.There is a great book regarding tax write-offs put out by Nolo Press for landlords. 

This is a first for us, so I have a few questions.Since the police were called and a police report filed, do we press charges or get our attorney involved?

Plus, it then delays the eviction.What you could do is write up a settlement agreement for the tenant saying you will agree not to press charges or sue her for writing a check without sufficient funds, if she is gone by the weekend and leaves the place clean (or some version of that).