Or he can spend the same time frame receiving certified mail and having public notices taped to his door only to destroy his credit for 3-7 years.If I were in his shoes, this wouldn't be a difficult choice.Good luck!

The desirable tenants don't want to live there and if you lower your standards and rent to any one who says they will pay rent you end up running the risk of them falling behind on rent and destroying the property.

The government will bungle payouts as it did during the last flood disaster where some well connected flood plain dwellers received up to $3 million ( yes 3 m of tax payer money) to sell their ruined house to the province, and others fought to get enough to gut and redo a basement and the government tried to say they could only compensate for the lowest grade vinyl or laminate rather than the hardwood and granite that was destroyed.

If the premises are damaged or destroyed prior to closing, Buyer may either terminate this Agreement and be refunded the earnest money, or close this transaction and accept the premises "as-is" together with an assignment of the insurance proceeds relating thereto.

I was distracted in dealing with the 8-15 violent people in the large apt who were destroying the property and causing neighbors to reconsider living there. 

I'd rate the tenant a 2/5, as she didn't completely destroy the property and paid rent eventually.

Get them out before they destroy your investment!

This person is disabled and not on the lease, how do I get them out of the house because they refuse to pay and are threatening to destroy the place. 

This is comparable to a house fire with all the smoke damage and the renter needs to understand that he is destroying your property and that there is going to be huge expenses associated with this.

It would also protect you from the tenants destroying the property when they leave.This is exactly what I did and had no problems at all.