Younger me used moderate debt to buy/repair/hold SFHs and build cash flow.   

@Nathan G.I am in chicago and here the reality is that unpaid rents have soared and that is primarily for folks who are low-moderate income and/or already rent burdened.

His original post was taken down by a moderator since the advice was to do something illegal essentially to just take the money since most troops would not know any better and force them to get a lawyer. 

And, to put things into perspective, I'm a moderate democrat and believe in tenant rights, but things have gotten ridiculous and Oakland is one of the worst as far as not seeing any landlord rights whatsoever.On the bright side, property value is still high in Oakland. 

But moderate leverage is pretty secure itself.

The moderators should consider some Greg S. ism's as although his comments are often brusk and not as "touchy-feely-polite-warm/fuzzy" as some people would like, they are often spot on and accurate.

Price is nice and low, condition is fair, and rehab should be low-to-moderate in cost.

The tenancy boards have a high expectation of landlords and property managers to know and follow the rules.In the future when you buy a property, if you are suspect of the current tenant situation, you can ask for vacant possession, so on closing date the property is empty, or make a deal that a particular unit is vacant.The current landlord could have paid the current tenant some cash to leave before you took over the building.Good luck, and the great news is that once this small hurdle is overcome, you will be able to place a well screened brand new tenant.Michael P Currie[Moderator's Note:  Removed self-promotion URL from post]

Finally, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to sue BiggerPockets itself for failure to provide adequate forum moderation, leading to a degenerative culture that has caused significant emotional distress to you. 

Sorry, that should have said 5 pm on Friday the 3rd & Monday the 6th & if your office...I'm too new to be able to edit my posts because you can only edit them within 10 minutes of writing them & it takes longer than 10 minutes for them to show up since they have to be verified by moderator when you're new.