Take ownership of your mistake and learn to do the proper due diligence recommended above😊

I am orginally from Elgin, but living down in Logan Square area of Chicago proper!

Our biggest problem is getting her out so we can do a proper rehab 60 days of dead dime waiting for her to vacate is not Ideal obviously. 

Section 8 tenants can be fantastic renters if screened properly.

This tactic is unlikely to be productive when there is a large delta in rate.

@Nathan Harden- agree about OH ....I went to school at Miami U and lived in columbus area for a few yrs  ...many friends that still live there ......I live in Seattle proper ( near  Magnusson Park ...also  own  2  properties in Mason County ......father in law lives on  close to 10 acres close to downtwon Medina so we will be dealing with  figuring out the  best thing to do with this  as he gets  older ( he is  83 now) ...stay in touch

You must give proper notice before each showing, you must give the renters the opportunity to buy the house first, and the new owner will have to honor their lease if they intend to stay.

But 1031ing your current land into better production land that you rent out can be a very stable platform.  

Not a position anybody wants to be in, but he apparently doesn't disclose that.There are ways to do this much more safely, but of course, you need proper training and to be told what to avoid.It is predatory.

Can anyone recommend software which would accept monthly payments (from me to seller) and create proper 1099 forms for tax purposes at year end?