I only mention this because I noticed your mention of Furnished Finder, which is the only platform I list my MTR, and FF caters to 30+ day stays. 

In the meantime, put the tenant who broke their lease on notice that they have violated the terms that they agreed to in the lease which is a binding legal document.

A purchase agreement is a waste of time and energy and complicates the issue for Harry Homeowner.This is not a beginner strategy as there are federal laws concerning approaching debtors who have been given a notice of foreclosure.

Once we receive notice, in some sort of writing from the tenant, we move forward.

You noticed a pattern in the fraudulent tenant applications and you moved on from a PM who wasn't paying enough attention to notice that themselvesTruly a masterclass in landlording 101, thank you so much for sharing this with everyone!

Anecdotally, I noticed many repair men seem to do a worse job overall (slower, lower quality work, coming late or even cancelling on days) when paid up front. 

There SOW would usually be - 'I want a remodel done on the kitchen and bath, and add a new bedroom on the left side of the house'...Then I would add items that only a GC would know about or notice, like needing new headers for the openings they want, the elec panel being undersized, or the roof being suspect, etc...Together we would then arrive at a comprehensive SOW.Yes, that is much better scenario.

My tenant just notified me of this in November and they first started noticing it back in May (eye roll lol).

I also noticed a few cracks around the building exterior and uneven floor in the basement. 

I am noticing for the others I am trying to acquire I am the only bidder.