Thinking of kicking things off with house hacking and maybe trying to work as a property manager or something similar to stay close to the industry.My wife and I went through a wonderful exercise–thanks to @Bruce Woodruff for the invaluable guidance–to define what's important to us, our values, goals and dreams.

A sample would be great. 

Then pay your rent until they exercise the option to purchase. 

If you want be super safe and nice, place his items in storage for 30 days, then sell/dispose.Attorney advice: https://www.thslawfirm.com/news/abandonment/#:~:text=If%20a%....Sample form to post on door: Dear Jack Ripper,Our last conversation was on 02/01/2024 when you told me you intended to move to another state.

Its like sampling a NFL players 40 yard dash but for apartment underwriting.

I'm unable to find a sample adverse action letter with Zillow as the screening/consumer reporting company.

Do a Scaling exercise. 

So I feel no guilt in exercising such when one person is impeding upon, creating harm to, others as in this case.     

Most property management companies will offer to place tenants for you for half of the first month's rent, so going forward if you decide you don't want to do this yourself that is one task you can hire out.If you want to know more, this is a great article that explains how to decline an application and has a sample rejection letter:https://www.apartments.com/rental-manager/resources/screenin...

Small sample size but I'm just over 2 months in and have 2 deals under contract with a third in negotiation.