She wanted cash and the sheriff acted as a witness saying if my check bounced he'd personally make sure I was prosecuted.  

I'm looking into it and would love someone to bounce ideas off of.Thanks,Kyle

That's awesome to hear that you were able to bounce back like that and keep moving forward instead of dwelling on the past!

Reia's are good as well, especially for meeting people who are interested in the same thing as you that you can bounce questions off of. 

I am not sure if you are looking for specific feedback... so here goes... your approach seems a bit mild to date.As soon as I have the first indication that a tenant is deviating from the lease I start the process of keeping them off balance until they are retrained or leave.By keeping them off balance I mean the actions you mentioned, the action MikeOH mentioned, things like doing formal Safe and Clean inspections with followups... and the first day their check bounces... into court they go.While Mike recommends getting physically in their face...

If you ever want to bounce some ideas off someone or talk shop, feel free to message me.

I am currently doing my dodeligence on educating myself right now. hope i can bounce some more ideas off you.

Do not hesitate, to post questions and bounce ideas around in applicable forums.

Before i start this discussion, just let say that Louisiana will always bounce back and rebuild bigger and better than ever!

The market is slow this time of year so they may have properties they want to sell, and with your MLS access you can run comps to evaluate these potential investments pretty closely.Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or want to bounce ideas off someone.