@Josh CaldwellI would like to do that, but my wife doesn't and we have a new born don't want to deal with neighbors and a new born you know but if I invested I would definitely go the multifamily route vs SFR 

They have a sick child so we offered them half month’s rent back as a sign of good faith that we’re sorry for putting them through this and they never said thank you and now they’re not paying their owed rent and ignoring us completely.

This is my first post and I'm hoping yal can offer me some advice.I'm 34 years old and married with 1 child (2yrs old).

There is a small child and an older disabled man living there.

Sounds like a child labor scam  to me, lol, hope they are 16 or older in Mo. 

Or is it a couple with an adult child or some other kind of family relationship?

I have seen to many sweet pits turn and bite and when they do its major damage usually to a child.. of all the dogs I have owned over the years my biggest bitter is our Chiuahua CUJO he was a terror ( rest in peace ).. followed by my golden.. my shepard bite once but that was an intruder who came in uninvited then ran out when he saw the dog and got bit in the @$$  ..

Texas doesn't allow garnishment of wages except for child support and unpaid taxes.You could turn them over to a collection agency.

If you have a tenant with a child under 6 living in a rental property in Philadelphia, PA, you need to have a lead safe certificate (lead wipe test results).

You could see if they will do a trial period with you managing with a plan for you to lease as propsed above but are you an only child?