If you are using a lawyer, reach out to him/her to ask these questions as you could get yourself in trouble and may have to send a new NTQ.Also, specify to the resident that you need to have money order/certified check in hand by the date or eviction is continuing.  

Either way - we welcome folks from that subreddit, and encourage folks on here to check it out as yet another source of valuable information. 

I may be wrong, but as far as I know I cannot just simply tell the tenant to leave for no reason, but in my situation I didn't vet them, didn't do their background check, previous owner did all that.Thanks to all in advance for responses.

Run your numbers and check.

Hey Simon - I’d check two things right off the bat.

Check zip codes 77021 and 77051 (Sunnyside area).

I would have written a 5 figure check to avoid all the headaches it caused me and my staff. 

I would check and research the seasonality for the area.

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