And send lease violation letters for each infraction to the tenant with certified mail plus regular mail.The lease you took over and your tenant laws dictate your options.

Among the bonds that benefit are the mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) that dictate mortgage rates.

Chris - thank you for sharing...noted.Nick - I guess that's where I'm confused as to what my options might in fact be...a lease-option might very well do the trick, as your example plays out and does exactly what we need it to...I think the hurdle for me here will be for me to convince her of waiting several years for "option" to kick in...unless there is a way for me to dictate that to her???

So whether it's residential,land,commercial,etc. it's knowing about what YOUR local market is doing.That will dictate timing and strategy with a piece of property.

I figured that protocol would dictate that I should have introduced myself first, but late is better than never I suppose.My name is Tony, I am from NC, and I am fascinated with real estate, but have given into the naysayers who are full of horror stories of land-lording.

Plus many guys LIKE you (not you) often think their s--- doesnt stink and there services are iirreplaceable, and take it as a personal insult when people like us tell what we need ti get a job done for....how dare we...this is like walking into a car dealership and telling them you need to get a new Escalade for $10k.The scope of work dictates the price.

SATISFIED WITH THE SALES PRICE: I understand I may be selling The Property for less than market value but have chosen to do so because circumstances dictate that an immediate sale, even at a discounted price, is in my best interest.

Their other buddy emperor/dictator Hirohito was God-knows-what, but you missed my larger point and that is that NONE of us can afford extremism, whatever label you choose to put on it.  

Try to close in 30 or less but your the boss so you dictate how long. 

Your input is no longer welcomed on this post.HAHAHAHAHA well you don't get to dictate anything to me.