Sometimes cheapest option is to pay contractors if doing it yourself delays placing a tenant.  

Quote from @V.G Jason: Quote from @Chris Seveney: @V.G JasonI saw today that 30% of jobs now in this country are federal government or government contractorsWe cannot live off trillions of dollar deficits every year - employment is actually negative this year without the government.People lose jobs = cannot pay homes = homes get sold at discount = reset appraisals / lending… You're not wrong, just the sold at discount part I think the floor is going to be higher than people think.

I hired someone and I agree with just paying to move on.   

I pay it with my CC and send them the bill.

Finally secured builer in October 2023 took until jJune to get permits and now The insurance company says they won't pay until building is complete.

Now every week that passes, I'm paying extra to keep my rate in.

Has anyone identified a creative way to get residents of properties purchased at foreclosure to leave on their own without having to pay Cash for Keys or bearing the cost of evictions?

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

. - equity pay down is significant on expensive property.So if using 50% expense ratio, if you are less negative than market rent, you are likely doing better than most local RE investors.  

My wife inherited a property and are not trying to finance it to pay off the other heir.