Are there areas of the country that are hot?

I’ve heard of this weird “check made To the buyer” as a deposit, I’m more familiar with the “cashiers check made out to the clerk of court/sheriff’s office”, so I obviously don’t know your rules.  

After the 7 days we sent Complaint/Statement of Claim to the court.

The biggest problem is that since the tenant was rather young, all the previous addresses for herself were apartments so I have no permanent address to trace back to her.After reading advice on this forum, I've realized that going through small claims court for the money is not worth the trouble and money. 

One aspect that is not landlord friendly is the fact that even after you have judgment for eviction, you will have to go back to court to get a forcible entry detainer to actually enforce the eviction if the tenant refuses to move out after a couple of days. 

I can't speak for the rest of the country, but around here, people usually don't like to move during periods when school is in session, because they don't want to uproot their kids and have them start mid year in a new school. 

Unemployment is at an all time low.There are more jobs available that people to fill them.The stock market is at an all time high (some say due for a correction)Our Country is combating the trade deficit, which will further strengthen our economy and country.It is still a sellers market and if you buy right and there is a bubble you should be relatively safe.Banks aren't likely to call loans for a rescission if we were to have one.People will always need a place to live.

Courts have already held that a claim of "entrapment" is not a sufficient defense.

I's love to get a house in the country club park neighborhood.  

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-es...A court-appointed receiver is taking another big step in his push to sell off a portfolio of local apartment buildings tied to an alleged Ponzi scheme.A broker has already lined up buyers that have agreed to pay a combined $7.7 million for six South Side multifamily properties owned by affiliates of EquityBuild, a Florida-based real estate firm accused last year by the Securities & Exchange Commission of running the Ponzi scheme, court documents show.Now, the receiver, Kevin Duff, is asking a judge for permission to put a dozen more EquityBuild properties—11 on the South Side and one in west suburban Maywood—up for sale.